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 Birch Bay had a population of 33 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Birch Bay, with the one closest to Birch Bay listed first.
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Custer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Semiahmoo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Semiahmoo is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiahmoo
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haynie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haynie is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie
- Lummi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brennan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brennan is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennan
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lynden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Eastsound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wyck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
- Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Silver Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wahl is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahl
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Everson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Waldron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nooksack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
- Clearbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Birch Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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