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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Viola had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.

  • Fallon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fallon is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Whelan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Whelan is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Palouse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Palouse is located in Whitman County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
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  • Moscow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunshine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Pullman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pullman is located in Whitman County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
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  • Pullman Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Joel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Joel is located in Latah County
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  • Cornwall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornwall is located in Latah County
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  • Shawnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Howell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Howell is located in Latah County
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  • Staley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Staley is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Garfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Elberton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Glenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Johnson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Johnson is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Eden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Lenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenville is located in Latah County
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  • Colfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Colfax is located in Whitman County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
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  • Farmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Belmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Colton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Colton is located in Whitman County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <2>
  • Steptoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mockonema
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mockonema is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Uniontown
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Genesee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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 Viola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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