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>
While we didn't find Anderson Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Anderson Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Anderson Island listed first.
- Meridian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Puget
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steilacoom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Longbranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakebay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Wollochet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Artondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Excelsior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olympia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Gig Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tacoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Tumwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yelm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Purdy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
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 Anderson Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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