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

  • The Dalles
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rowena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Dufur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mosier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nansene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
  • Kingsley ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Biggs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Biggs is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
  • White Salmon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blockhouse
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
  • Rufus
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Moro
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Moro is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
  • Wasco
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Goldendale
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilmer
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilmer is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Tygh Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • De Moss Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
  • Grass Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wamic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Monkland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Monkland is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
  • Glenwood
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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 City of The Dalles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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