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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fern Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fern Hill, with the one closest to Fern Hill listed first.
- Parkland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Midland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Midland is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Excelsior
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Excelsior is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake City is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Tacoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Puyallup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillhurst is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meeker is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Steilacoom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McMillin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McMillin is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
- Alderton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alderton is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wollochet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wollochet is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Fox Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stuck is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Buenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Artondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Artondale is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Orting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tapps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Tapps is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
- Gig Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roy is also 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>
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meridian is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Christopher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Christopher is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Maury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Rosedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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