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, Boise had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boise, with the one closest to Boise listed first.
- Buckley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osceola
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Enumclaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- South Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Junction is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Junction
- Wilkeson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Veazie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Veazie is located in King County
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- Carbonado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green River is located in King County
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- Franklin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in King County
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- Black Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Tapps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
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- McMillin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McMillin is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
- Orting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer is located in King County
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- Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alderton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alderton is located in Pierce County
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- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in King County
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- Stuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stuck is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Maple Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meeker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
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- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Puyallup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kangley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kangley is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Christopher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Christopher is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
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 Boise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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