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 Christopher had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Christopher, with the one closest to Christopher listed first.
- Thomas
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas is located in King County
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- Stuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stuck is located in King County
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- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- O'Brien
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- O'Brien is located in King County
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- Buenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buenna is located in King County
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- Lake Tapps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
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- Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Des Moines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green River is located in King County
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- Orillia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orillia is located in King County
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- Maury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maury is located in King County
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- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Puyallup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meeker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
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- Latona ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Latona is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Black Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in King County
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- Sunnydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnydale is located in King County
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- Cedar Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mountain is located in King County
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- Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is located in King County
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- Renton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tacoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alderton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alderton is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Chautauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
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 Christopher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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