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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 Bull Run in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bull Run. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.

  • Aims
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Aims is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
  • Sandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
  • Cherryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Pleasant Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
  • Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dover is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Marmot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Latourell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
    • Former names for Latourell:
    • Latourell Falls
    • Rooster Rock
  • Currinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
  • George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • George is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Bridal Veil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Powell Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Salmon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Troutdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Damascus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Logan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Washougal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Multnomah Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Multnomah Falls is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Multnomah Falls
  • Gresham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <2>
  • Viola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Viola is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Oneonta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneonta is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Fairview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Springwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
  • Rockwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Sycamore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore

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