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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>

While we didn't find Bayview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bayview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bayview listed first.

  • Wollochet
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wollochet is located in Pierce County
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  • Artondale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Artondale is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
  • Fox Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gig Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Minter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Minter is located in Pierce County
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  • Lakebay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Meridian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meridian is located in Pierce County
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  • Steilacoom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Purdy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Purdy is located in Pierce County
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  • Longbranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Excelsior
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Excelsior is located in Pierce County
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  • Tacoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Vaughn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
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  • Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
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  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Pierce County
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  • Fern Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
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  • Olalla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Parkland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Midland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Puget
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Puget is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
  • Buenna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Buenna is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
  • Maury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maury is located in King County
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  • Chautauqua
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chautauqua is located in King County
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  • Allyn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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