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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 Rainier had a population of 238 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rainier had a population of 2,021 people.

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

  • Carrolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kelso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
  • Apiary ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apiary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
    • Apiary is located in Columbia County
  • Reuben
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Reuben is located in Columbia County
  • Goble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Goble is located in Columbia County
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Kalama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
    • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <2>
  • Mayger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Mayger is located in Columbia County
  • Stella
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Deer Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Castle Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clatskanie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oak Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Caples
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caples have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caples
    • Caples is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Eagle Cliff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Cliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
    • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Columbia City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Mist
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mist have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
    • Mist is located in Columbia County
  • Pittsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Woodland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Helens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
    • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <2>
  • Hayes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Silver Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sightly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sightly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightly
    • Sightly is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishhawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
  • Vernonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Etna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Etna is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Toutle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Olequa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
    • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County (WA)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Rainier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

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 Rainier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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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