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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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <2>
  • Pacheco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Danville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
    • Former name for Danville:
    • Inmanville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
  • Clayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
  • Martinez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
  • Avon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
  • San Ramon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nortonville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
    • Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Bay Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McAvoy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAvoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
    • McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
  • Seminary Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Park
    • Seminary Park is located in Alameda County
  • Benicia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Somersville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
    • Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Port Costa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Berkeley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berkeley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkeley
    • West Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Berkeley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Brooklyn ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Alameda County
    • Former names for Brooklyn:
    • Antonio
    • Clinton
  • East Oakland ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakland
    • East Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Fruitvale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
    • Fruitvale is located in Alameda County
    • Former names for Fruitvale:
    • Brays
    • Fruit Vale
  • Melrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Alameda County
  • Stewartville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
    • Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Cornwall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
  • Crockett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Walnut Creek: www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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