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 Ortley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ortley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ortley listed first.
- Rowena
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mosier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dalles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Salmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dufur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmer is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Nansene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Biggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Biggs is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
- Blockhouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goldendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rufus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tygh Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wamic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Ortley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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