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 Custer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Custer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Custer listed first.
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lake City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Excelsior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Steilacoom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parkland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hillhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Wollochet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Tacoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Artondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Artondale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Gig Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Puyallup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Longbranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meeker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Lakebay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puget
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Puget is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
- McMillin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McMillin is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buenna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Alderton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alderton is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Minter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
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 Custer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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