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

  • Hillhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
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  • Roy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Roy is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <2>
  • Parkland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leber is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leber
  • Fern Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
  • Midland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Midland is located in Pierce County
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  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Kapowsin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Orting
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • McMillin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McMillin is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
  • Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Excelsior
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Excelsior is located in Pierce County
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  • Meeker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Meeker is located in Pierce County
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  • Puyallup
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alderton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alderton is located in Pierce County
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  • Yelm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <2>
  • Sumner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Steilacoom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tacoma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Eatonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • South Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbonado
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wilkeson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cascade Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cascade Junction is located in Pierce County
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  • Lake Tapps
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Tapps is 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 Elk Plain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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