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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that La Grande had a population of 2,583 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Grande had a population of 13,399 people.

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

  • Island City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Union County
  • Alicel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alicel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicel
    • Alicel is located in Union County
  • Hilgard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilgard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
    • Hilgard is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hilgard
    • From La Grande to Hilgard
  • Hot Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hot Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
    • Hot Lake is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hot Lake
    • From La Grande to Hot Lake
  • Imbler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • North Fork
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • North Fork is located in Umatilla County
  • Huron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Umatilla County
  • Kamela
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamela
    • Kamela is located in Union County
  • Starkey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elgin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Telocaset
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telocaset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telocaset
    • Telocaset is located in Union County
  • Meacham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • North Powder
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
    • North Powder is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <4>
  • Haines
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Gibbon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
    • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gibbon
    • From La Grande to Gibbon

The official website for La Grande: www.ci.la-grande.or.us/

The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 La Grande, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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