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 Washington had a population of 359 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Moore's Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emigrant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Dutch Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Towle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- North Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Gold Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nevada City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodyears Bar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Downieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Camptonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Union Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sierra City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North San Juan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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