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>
Thistle itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thistle, with the one closest to Thistle listed first.
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,866 people
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- Spanish Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
- Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
- Spanish Fork has also been known as:
- Spanish Fork City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <3>
- Payson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
- Payson is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
- Former names for Payson:
- Fort Peteetneet
- Pacen
- Peteetneet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <3>
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,572 people
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- Benjamin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Benjamin is located in Utah County
- Lake Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
- Santaquin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaquin
- Santaquin is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santaquin <3>
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Tucker ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Provo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Provo is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
- Former names for Provo:
- Fort Provo
- Fort Utah
- Provo has also been known as:
- Provo City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <3>
- Hill Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
- Mona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
- Mona is located in Juab County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mona <3>
- Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
- Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
- Hale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Sanpete County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <3>
- Scofield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Scofield is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Nephi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
- Nephi is located in Juab County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
- Former name for Nephi:
- Little Chicago
- Nephi has also been known as:
- Nephi City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <3>
- Fountain Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Fountain Green is located in Sanpete County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Green <3>
- Colton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Wallsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
- Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Former names for Wallsburg:
- Little Warm Valley
- Round Valley
- Wallsburg Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <3>
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <3>
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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 Thistle, 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. |