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 Federal Way in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Federal Way. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Federal Way listed first.
- Buenna
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christopher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christopher is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Stuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stuck is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Des Moines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tacoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- O'Brien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- O'Brien is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tapps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orillia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Puyallup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meeker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Chautauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Sunnydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunnydale is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Alderton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Latona ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Latona is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Vashon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McMillin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Renton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Duwamish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Duwamish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duwamish
- Gig Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Federal Way, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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