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 Colby had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colby, with the one closest to Colby listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Olalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vashon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Seattle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Seattle is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Seattle
- Tracyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Van Asselt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnydale is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Latona ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Latona is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Seattle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ross ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Port Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Duwamish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duwamish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duwamish
- Edgewater ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Minter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Pearson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Des Moines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Colby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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