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

  • Irving
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Irving is located in Lane County
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  • Eugene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Goshen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen is located in Lane County
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  • Junction City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Thurston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin is located in Lane County
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  • Crow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crow is located in Lane County
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  • Natron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Natron is located in Lane County
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  • Mohawk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mohawk is located in Lane County
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  • Elmira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Long Tom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Long Tom is located in Lane County
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  • Hadleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hadleyville is located in Lane County
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  • Cresswell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rowland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rowland is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Walker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Walker is located in Lane County
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  • Trent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trent is located in Lane County
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  • Walterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lorane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Royal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Royal is located in Lane County
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  • Monroe
    (18 miles [29 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 River Road, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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