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 Fern Heath in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fern Heath. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fern Heath listed first.
- Maury
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Chautauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chautauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Des Moines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
- Des Moines is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
- Vashon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon
- Vashon is located in King County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vashon <3>
- Buenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sunnydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Olalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olalla
- Olalla is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olalla <3>
- Latona ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
- O'Brien
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Orillia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Orillia is located in King County
- Gig Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
- Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <3>
- Tacoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Tacoma is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <3>
- Christopher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Christopher is located in King County
- Duwamish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Renton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
- Renton is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <3>
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Artondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Wollochet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Stuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Van Asselt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Asselt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Asselt
- Van Asselt is located in King County
- Colby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Colby is located in Kitsap County
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Pierce County
- West Seattle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Seattle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Seattle
- West Seattle is located in King 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 Fern Heath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |