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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Centralia had a population of 2,025 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Centralia had a population of 17,995 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Centralia, with the one closest to Centralia listed first.
- Chehalis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Claquato
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newaukum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bucoda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Napavine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tenino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Littlerock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McIntosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boistfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boistfort is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boistfort
- Winlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plumb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Oakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belmore is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Wildwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Cowlitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cowlitz is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz
- Alpha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pe Ell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Salkum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tumwater
(20 miles [32.2 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 Centralia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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