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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
    • Samish is located in Skagit County
  • Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
    • Prairie is located in Skagit County
  • Wickersham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickersham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
    • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
  • Chuckanut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
    • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
  • Saxon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
  • Geneva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geneva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
  • Fairhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
  • Bay View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Bay View is located in Skagit County
  • Clear Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
  • Bellingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fredonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Skagit County
  • Avon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Skagit County
  • Whitney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Skagit County
  • Van Wyck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wyck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
    • Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
  • Mount Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Guemes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guemes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
    • Guemes is located in Skagit County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahl
    • Wahl is located in Whatcom County
  • Big Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
  • Deming
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marietta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Whatcom County

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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