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>
Sparta itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 183 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
- Cornucopia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medical Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Encina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Encina is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encina
- Durkee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Conner Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Conner Creek is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Creek
- Mineral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Washington County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Baker City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Weatherby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Telocaset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Telocaset is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telocaset
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 Sparta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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