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 Highlands in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Highlands. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Highlands listed first.
- Boise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boise is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
- Former name for Boise:
- Boise City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <2>
- Kuna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mora is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Owyhee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Owyhee is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nampa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Idaho City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sweet
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Placerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Quartzburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quartzburg is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pioneerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneerville is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneerville
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 Highlands, 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. |