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

  • Duwamish
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Duwamish is also located in King County
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  • Van Asselt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Van Asselt is also located in King County
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  • May Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • May Creek is also located in King County
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  • Latona ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Latona was located in King County
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  • Renton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Renton is also located in King County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
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  • Newcastle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Seattle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seattle is also located in King County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
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  • West Seattle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Seattle is also located in King County
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  • Sunnydale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnydale is also located in King County
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  • Coal Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Coal Creek is also located in King County
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  • Orillia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Orillia is also located in King County
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  • Elliott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliott is also located in King County
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  • Edgewater ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewater was located in King County
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  • Fremont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fremont is also located in King County
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  • Ross ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ross was located in King County
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  • Houghton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Houghton is also located in King County
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  • O'Brien
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • O'Brien is also located in King County
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  • Monohan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Monohan is also located in King County
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  • Kirkland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pontiac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pontiac is also located in King County
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  • Ravenna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ravenna is also located in King County
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  • Vashon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Des Moines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Inglewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Inglewood is also located in King County
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  • Ballard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballard is also located in King County
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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 Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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