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 Walnut Creek had a population of 447 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Walnut Creek had a population of 69,936 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pacheco
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martinez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- San Ramon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nortonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Bay Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McAvoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
- Seminary Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seminary Park is located in Alameda County
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- Benicia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Port Costa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Berkeley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkeley
- Berkeley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Oakland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Cornwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Walnut Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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