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, Alger had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- Samish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Wickersham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Chuckanut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Saxon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
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- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Acme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Fairhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Bay View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Bellingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Avon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Whitney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
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- Van Wyck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Guemes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Anacortes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wahl is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahl
- Big Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Deming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
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 Alger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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