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 Willamette Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willamette Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willamette Heights listed first.
- Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Multnomah County
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- Sylvan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
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- Albina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
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- South Portland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Portland is located in Multnomah County
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- East Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Portland is located in Multnomah County
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- Bertha ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bertha is located in Multnomah County
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- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
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- Fulton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
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- Saint Johns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Multnomah County
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- Cedar Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garden Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garden Home is located in Washington County
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- West Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Portland is located in Multnomah County
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- Sellwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
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- Linnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linnton is located in Multnomah County
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- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
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- Beaverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Progress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Washington County
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- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
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- Montavilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
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- Milwaukie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
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- Vancouver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lents
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lents is located in Multnomah County
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- Clarnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarnie is located in Multnomah County
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- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Washington County
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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 Willamette Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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