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 Empire had a population of 327 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Empire, with the one closest to Empire listed first.
- Brunswick ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brunswick is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Carson City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mound House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Franktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washoe City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Incline Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Steamboat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bijou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bijou is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Floriston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Hafed
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tahoe City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Empire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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