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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, Alpha had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alpha, with the one closest to Alpha listed first.

  • Cinebar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salkum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Silver Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harmony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Mossyrock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bremer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bremer is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
  • Wilson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilson is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Swofford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Swofford is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swofford
  • Napavine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cowlitz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowlitz is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz
  • Morton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Toledo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winlock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucoda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chehalis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Newaukum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
  • Centralia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • McIntosh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • Claquato
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Claquato is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
  • Toutle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Tenino
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Yelm
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <2>
  • Olequa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
  • Silver Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Sightly
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sightly is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightly

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 Alpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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