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 Des Moines had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Des Moines had a population of 32,389 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Des Moines, with the one closest to Des Moines listed first.
- Maury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Buenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Brien
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Brien is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Orillia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnydale is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Thomas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Latona ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Latona is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Chautauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Christopher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christopher is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Renton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duwamish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duwamish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duwamish
- Vashon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stuck is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Van Asselt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- May Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- May Creek is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
- Olalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tacoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Seattle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Seattle is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Seattle
- Lake Tapps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mountain is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
- Newcastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gig Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Colby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Des Moines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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