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>
Ajax itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ajax, with the one closest to Ajax listed first.
- Saint John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Rush Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mercur ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tooele
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grantsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mammoth Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mammoth Junction is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Junction
- Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham has also been known as:
- Bingham Canyon
- Bingham Herd House
- Binghams Gulch
- Jinxtown
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bingham
- From Ajax to Bingham
- Erda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mammoth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herriman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
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 Ajax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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