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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 Electron in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Electron. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Electron listed first.

  • Kapowsin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Leber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leber is also located in Pierce County
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  • Orting
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Orting is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orting
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orting <2>
  • Eatonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Carbonado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • McMillin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • McMillin is also located in Pierce County
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  • Wilkeson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnett is also located in Pierce County
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  • Cascade Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cascade Junction is also located in Pierce County
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  • South Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alderton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Alderton is also located in Pierce County
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  • Meeker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Meeker is also located in Pierce County
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  • Puyallup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Buckley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckley is also located in Pierce County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <2>
  • Sumner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sumner is also located in Pierce County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
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  • Boise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Boise is located in King County
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  • Osceola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola is located in King County
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  • Parkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Midland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Midland is also located in Pierce County
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  • Hillhurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillhurst is also located in Pierce County
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  • Roy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Roy is also located in Pierce County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <2>
  • Enumclaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Tapps
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Tapps is also located in Pierce County
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  • Fern Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Hill is also located in Pierce County
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  • Lakeview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is also located in Pierce County
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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 Electron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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