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 in 1895, Owyhee had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Owyhee, with the one closest to Owyhee listed first.
- Mora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mora is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Kuna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Cleft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleft is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleft
- Nampa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sinker ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sinker is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinker
- Oreana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oreana is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Owyhee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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