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 Virginia City had a population of 8,511 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Virginia City, with the one closest to Virginia City listed first.
- Gold Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Steamboat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Washoe City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brunswick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brunswick is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Franktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Hafed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Incline Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Floriston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bronco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 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 Virginia City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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