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 Anacortes had a population of 1,131 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Anacortes had a population of 17,715 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Anacortes, with the one closest to Anacortes listed first.
- Guemes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Gibraltar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Bay View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Whitney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Decatur Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- La Conner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Avon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Doe Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
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- Chuckanut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Olga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
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- Oak Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Skagit City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
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- Orcas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bellingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Big Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eastsound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Friday Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Anacortes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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