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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 in 1895, West Oakland had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Oakland, with the one closest to West Oakland listed first.
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emeryville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brooklyn ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Oakland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Berkeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkeley
- Alameda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seminary Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seminary Park is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Park
- Stege
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stege is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stege
- San Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- San Leandro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Pablo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tiburon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilarita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilarita is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilarita
- Sausalito
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- San Lorenzo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sobrante
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alamo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- San Quentin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manzanita
(13 miles [20.9 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 West Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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