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, Wolf had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
- Clipper Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Weimar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chicago Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Union Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Rough and Ready
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newcastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Smartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penryn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nevada City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pilot Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Gold Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Wolf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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