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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 Bear Lake Sands in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bear Lake Sands. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bear Lake Sands listed first.

  • Fish Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dingle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bloomington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Border
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Border is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
  • Paris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
  • Cokeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Meadowville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowville is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Laketown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ovid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Montpelier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Randolph
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Cove
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Franklin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Richmond
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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 Bear Lake Sands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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