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 Burton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Chautauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Maury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Vashon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Des Moines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gig Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnydale is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Artondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Artondale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Tacoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Latona ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Latona is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Wollochet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Colby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- O'Brien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- O'Brien is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Orillia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orillia is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Minter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Christopher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Christopher is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Duwamish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duwamish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duwamish
- Fox Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Van Asselt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Asselt is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Asselt
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 Burton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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