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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willamette. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willamette listed first.
- Canemah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canemah is also located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- Stafford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is also located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- New Era ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Era was located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Oregon City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Place is also located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Canby
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Canby is also located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <2>
- Tualatin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barlow is also located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Carus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carus is also located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Clackamas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fulton was located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- West Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portland
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is also located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Macksburg is also located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Mulino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Home is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- South Portland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Portland was located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Bertha ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bertha was located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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