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 Melba in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melba. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melba listed first.
- Mora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mora is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Kuna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nampa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reynolds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Owyhee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Owyhee is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
- Sinker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sinker is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinker
- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oreana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oreana is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
- Boise
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Notus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Lamar ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
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 Melba, 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. |