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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>

Emigrant Springs itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wasco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
    • Wasco is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <3>
  • De Moss Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rufus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
    • Rufus is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <3>
  • Monkland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Moro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Biggs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
    • Biggs is located in Sherman County
  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Goldendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
    • Dot is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dot
    • From Emigrant Springs to Dot
  • Rutledge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Sherman County
  • Olex
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Olex
    • From Emigrant Springs to Olex
  • Grass Valley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clem
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
    • Clem is located in Gilliam County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clem
    • From Emigrant Springs to Clem
  • Blockhouse
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Willows
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Willows is located in Gilliam County
  • Nansene
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nansene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nansene
    • From Emigrant Springs to Nansene
  • Bickleton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dufur
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Igo ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Igo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
    • Igo is located in Gilliam County
  • Cecil
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Cecil is located in Morrow County
  • The Dalles
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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The official website for Sherman County: www.sherman-county.com/

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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 Emigrant Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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