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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 Bow in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bow. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bow listed first.

  • Samish
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Samish is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
  • Alger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alger is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Bay View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay View is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Fredonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Avon ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Avon is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Chuckanut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
  • Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Prairie is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
  • Guemes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Guemes is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
  • Anacortes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clear Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wickersham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairhaven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
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  • Geneva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gibraltar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
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  • La Conner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Skagit City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Saxon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
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  • Acme
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Montborne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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