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)
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- Cinebar is located in Lewis County
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Salkum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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- Salkum is located in Lewis County
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Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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- Silver Creek is located in Lewis County
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Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Lewis County
Mossyrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Mossyrock is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossyrock <2>
Ethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethel <2>
Bremer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Bremer is located in Lewis County
Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Lewis County
Swofford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swofford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swofford
- Swofford is located in Lewis County
Napavine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napavine
- Napavine is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napavine <2>
Cowlitz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlitz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz
- Cowlitz is located in Lewis County
Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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- Morton is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <2>
Toledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Toledo is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <2>
Winlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Winlock is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winlock <2>
Bucoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Bucoda is located in Thurston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucoda <2>
Chehalis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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- Chehalis is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <2>
Newaukum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newaukum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
- Newaukum is located in Lewis County
Centralia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Centralia is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <2>
McIntosh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- McIntosh is located in Thurston County
Claquato
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
- Claquato is located in Lewis County
Toutle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toutle
- Toutle is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toutle <2>
Tenino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
- Tenino is located in Thurston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenino <2>
Yelm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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- Yelm is located in Thurston County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
- Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
Silver Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
Sightly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sightly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightly
- Sightly is located in Cowlitz County

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lewis County: www.co.lewis.wa.us/

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 Alpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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.
<4>	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.