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 Placer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Placer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Placer listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galesville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Grants Pass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Point ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spikenard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spikenard is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikenard
- Murphy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sams Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beagle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Draper ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Tolo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tolo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolo
- Riddle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Table Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Days Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Etna ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Applegate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Central Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Williams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 Placer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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