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 in 1895, Medical Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Medical Springs, with the one closest to Medical Springs listed first.
- Telocaset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - North Powder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
- North Powder is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <3>
- Haines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Haines is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Haines
- From Medical Springs to Haines
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Union
- From Medical Springs to Union
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Baker County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sparta
- From Medical Springs to Sparta
- Baker City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
- Baker City is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
- Baker City has also been known as:
- Baker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baker City
- From Medical Springs to Baker City
- Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Cove is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cove
- From Medical Springs to Cove
- Cornucopia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Baker County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cornucopia
- From Medical Springs to Cornucopia
- Encina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Hot Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hot Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
- Hot Lake is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hot Lake
- From Medical Springs to Hot Lake
- Pleasant Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Baker County
- Auburn ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Baker County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Auburn
- From Medical Springs to Auburn
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/
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 Medical Springs, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |