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 Balch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Balch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Balch listed first.
- Oakville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Porter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Grand Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Littlerock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claquato
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claquato is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <2>
- Pe Ell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chehalis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmore is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Satsop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
- Newaukum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newaukum is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
- Tenino
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boistfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boistfort is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boistfort
- Plumb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Tumwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montesano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melbourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- New Kamilche
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
- Willapa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willapa is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willapa
- Lebam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Napavine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McIntosh is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Olympia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kamilche
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamilche
- Artic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Artic is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
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 Balch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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