1890 Communities Near East Wenatchee Bench ...
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 on-going research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find East Wenatchee Bench in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of East Wenatchee Bench.
- Douglas [Douglas County]
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- Douglas [Douglas County] lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast of East Wenatchee Bench
- From the 1895 Rand McNally Atlas, Douglas had a post office and no railroad service
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Orondo [Douglas County]
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- Orondo [Douglas County] lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north of East Wenatchee Bench
- From the 1895 Rand McNally Atlas, Orondo had a post office and no railroad service
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- Peshastin [Chelan County]
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- Peshastin [Chelan County] lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest of East Wenatchee Bench
- From the 1895 Rand McNally Atlas, Peshastin had a post office and no railroad service
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- Waterville [Douglas County]
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- Waterville [Douglas County] lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast of East Wenatchee Bench
- According to the 1895 Rand McNally Atlas, the estimated population in 1895: 293 people
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
- From the 1895 Atlas, Waterville had a post office and no railroad service
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- Wenatchee [Chelan County]
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- Wenatchee [Chelan County] lies less than 2 miles<2> to the west of East Wenatchee Bench
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,219 people
- From the 1895 Rand McNally Atlas, Wenatchee had a post office and no railroad service
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Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 East Wenatchee Bench, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Wenatchee Bench) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for East Wenatchee Bench. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from East Wenatchee BenchOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Wenatchee Bench. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4257, Longitude: -120.2812 In this case, the coordinates for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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