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, Wamic had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wamic, with the one closest to Wamic listed first.
- Tygh Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wapinitia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
- Kingsley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsley is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Nansene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nansene is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
- Dufur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Bakeoven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
- Grass Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Dalles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 Wamic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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