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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>

While we didn't find Adams in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Adams. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Adams listed first.

  • Ballard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ballard is located in King County
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  • Ross ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ross is located in King County
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  • Fremont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fremont is located in King County
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  • Edgewater ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater is located in King County
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  • Seattle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ravenna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ravenna is located in King County
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  • Pontiac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pontiac is located in King County
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  • West Seattle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Seattle is located in King County
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  • Port Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
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  • Port Blakely ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
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  • Houghton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Houghton is located in King County
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  • Kirkland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Juanita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Juanita is located in King County
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  • Crystal Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
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  • Van Asselt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Van Asselt is located in King County
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  • Wayne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne is located in King County
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  • Edmonds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bothell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
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  • Colby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colby is located in Kitsap County
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  • York
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • York is located in King County
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  • Duwamish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Duwamish is located in King County
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  • May Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • May Creek is located in King County
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  • Redmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodinville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Day City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Day City is located in King County
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  • Poulsbo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pearson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pearson is located in Kitsap 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 Adams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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