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 Placerville had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Placerville, with the one closest to Placerville listed first.
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Vance Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ilium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Telluride
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pandora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ouray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Rico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Uncompahgre
(28 miles [45.1 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 Placerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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