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 in 1895, Decatur Island had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur Island, with the one closest to Decatur Island listed first.
- Lopez Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Olga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anacortes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guemes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Orcas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Friday Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gibraltar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Eastsound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
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- Bay View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Oak Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Conner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Roche Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Samish
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Chuckanut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- San de Fuca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Coupeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Avon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
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 Decatur Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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