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 in 1895, Rufus had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rufus had a population of 257 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rufus, with the one closest to Rufus listed first.
- Biggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Biggs is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
- Wasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goldendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Moss Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blockhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dalles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grass Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Dufur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nansene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rowena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bickleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Rufus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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