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

  • Clarkes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes
    • Clarkes is located in Clackamas County
  • Highland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
  • Springwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
    • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Springwater
    • From Colton to Springwater
  • Mulino
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Molalla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Viola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Clackamas County
  • Carus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilhoit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilhoit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilhoit
    • From Colton to Wilhoit
  • Macksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
  • Currinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Clackamas County
  • Needy ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marquam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
    • Marquam is located in Clackamas County
  • George
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Oregon City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Era ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
    • New Era is located in Clackamas County
  • Canby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotts Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
    • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <4>
  • Canemah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Barlow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barlow
    • From Colton to Barlow
  • Park Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
    • Park Place is located in Clackamas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Park Place
    • From Colton to Park Place
  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 Colton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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