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

  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
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  • Wabuska
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sutro is located in Lyon County
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  • Dayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Lyon County
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  • Virginia City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Silver City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Silver City is located in Lyon County
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  • Mound House
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Gold Hill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Brunswick ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Brunswick is located in Carson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Mason
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mason is located in Lyon County
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  • Empire
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Empire is located in Carson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Thisby
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Thisby is located in Storey County
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  • Clarks ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarks is located in Washoe County
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  • Wadsworth
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Hafed
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hafed is located in Washoe County
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  • Steamboat
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
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  • Carson City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Clair
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Clair is located in Churchill County
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  • Vista
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vista is located in Washoe County
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  • Washoe City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
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  • Huffakers ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
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  • Franktown
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Franktown is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown

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 Churchill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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