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 Breakers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Breakers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Breakers listed first.
- Ilwaco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Canby
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Naselle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oysterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knappton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Skipanon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Skipanon is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
- Astoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deep River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bay Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Cove is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Chadwell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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- Grays River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Melville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Olney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Olney is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- South Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Knappa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knappa is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
- Seaside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lebam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willapa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willapa is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willapa
- Skamokawa
(29 miles [46.7 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 Breakers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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