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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>

While we didn't find Anchor in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Anchor. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.

  • Perdue ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Perdue is located in Douglas County
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  • Galesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Galesville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
  • Days Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Riddle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Riddle is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Former names for Riddle:
    • Riddles
    • Riddlesburg
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  • Myrtle Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruckles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruckles is located in Douglas County
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  • Spikenard ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Spikenard is located in Jackson County
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  • Leland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leland is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Wimer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wimer is located in Jackson County
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  • Green
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Green is located in Douglas County
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  • Brockway
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Brockway is located in Douglas County
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  • Beagle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Beagle is located in Jackson County
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  • Etna ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna is located in Jackson County
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  • Olalla
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Olalla is located in Douglas County
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  • Merlin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sams Valley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
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  • Tenmile
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseburg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Lookingglass
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
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  • Oak Creek ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Creek is located in Douglas County
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  • Camas Valley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grants Pass
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Point ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rock Point is located in Jackson County
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  • Gold Hill
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Peel
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Peel is located in Douglas County
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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 Anchor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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