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

  • Grand Mound
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rochester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Centralia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bucoda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Littlerock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tenino
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chehalis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette is located in Lewis County
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  • Claquato
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Claquato is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
  • McIntosh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
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  • Plumb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plumb is located in Thurston County
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  • Oakville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Newaukum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
  • Belmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Belmore is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
  • Cedarville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
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  • Tumwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Napavine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Olympia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Porter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
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  • Lacey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
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  • Boistfort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Boistfort is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boistfort
  • Pe Ell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Winlock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Yelm
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yelm is located in Thurston County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <2>
  • New Kamilche
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche

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 Essex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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