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 Birchwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Birchwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Birchwood listed first.
- Bellingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
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- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
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- Silver Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Van Wyck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
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- Brennan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brennan is located in Whatcom County
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- Lummi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
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- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
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- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Chuckanut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
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- Wahl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wahl is located in Whatcom County
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- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Whatcom County
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- Samish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
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- Custer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Deming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nooksack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Whatcom County
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- Acme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Birch Bay
(14 miles [22.5 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 Birchwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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