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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>

While we didn't find Wyo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wyo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wyo listed first.

  • Orland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kirkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Corning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Anita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Anita is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Cana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cana is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
  • Vina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Richfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Richfield is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Henleyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Henleyville is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville
  • Jacinto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Willows
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tehama
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Newville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Newville is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Fruto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruto
  • Chico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
  • Paskenta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Elk Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Proberta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Durham
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Butte City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Rawson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Rawson is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
  • Norman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Afton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Nelson
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Ranch
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch

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 Wyo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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