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, Big Lake had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Lake, with the one closest to Big Lake listed first.
- Montborne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
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- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Skagit City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- McMurray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
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- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
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- La Conner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stanwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
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- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Snohomish County
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- Silvana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
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- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trafton is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
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- Gibraltar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Oso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oso is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
- Samish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
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 Big Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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