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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Samish is located in Skagit County
Alger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Alger is located in Skagit County
Bay View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burlington
- From Bow to Burlington
Whitney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
Avon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Skagit County
Chuckanut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
Guemes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guemes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
Anacortes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
- Anacortes is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Anacortes
- From Bow to Anacortes
Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Vernon
- From Bow to Mount Vernon
Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clear Lake
- From Bow to Clear Lake
Wickersham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickersham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wickersham
- From Bow to Wickersham
Fairhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geneva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Geneva
- From Bow to Geneva
Gibraltar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibraltar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
La Conner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
- La Conner is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Conner
- From Bow to La Conner
Skagit City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Skagit City
- From Bow to Skagit City
Saxon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saxon
- From Bow to Saxon
Big Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Acme
- From Bow to Acme
Bellingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bellingham
- From Bow to Bellingham
Montborne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montborne
- From Bow to Montborne
Silver Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Silver Beach
- From Bow to Silver Beach

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.