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 Alston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alston listed first.
- Rainier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Apiary ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Apiary is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
- Mayger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayger is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Clatskanie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carrolls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Oak Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Reuben
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reuben is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Goble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goble is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
- Eagle Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Kalama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Mist
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mist is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
- Castle Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
- Deer Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vernonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caples
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caples is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caples
- Cathlamet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Olequa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Olequa is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
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 Alston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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