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>
Zurich itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Zurich, with the one closest to Zurich listed first.
- Big Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
- Big Pine is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Big Pine:
- Bigpine
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pine <2>
- Aberdeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Inyo County
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop is located in Inyo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <2>
- Laws
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Laws is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Laws:
- Bishop Depot
- San Carlos ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Carlos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
- San Carlos is located in Inyo County
- Round Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Round Valley is located in Inyo County
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
- Bend City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Kearsarge:
- Citrus
- Kearsarge Station
- Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Kearsarge:
- Citrus
- Kearsarge Station
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.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 Zurich, 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> | 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. |