Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Valley Ford had a population of 312 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Ford, with the one closest to Valley Ford listed first.
- Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tomales
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Occidental
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cotati
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duncans Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guerneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Santa Rosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ely ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Penngrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Petaluma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cazadero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point Reyes Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Melita
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Olema
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tocaloma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nicasio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Fort Ross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ross is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ross
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valley Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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