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 Tonka in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Tonka. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Tonka listed first.
- Moleen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moleen is also located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moleen
- Carlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palisade ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palisade was located in Eureka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bullion was located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Elko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is also located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
- Cluro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cluro was located in Eureka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluro
- Lee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lee was located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Osino
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Osino is also located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osino
- Beowawe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lamoille
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shoshone ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shoshone was located in Eureka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
- Shoshone has also been known as:
- Shoshone Point
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 Tonka, 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. |