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 Fort Lewis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Lewis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Lewis listed first.
- Hillhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Steilacoom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Parkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Yelm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Meridian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Puget
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fox Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lacey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longbranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wollochet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Tacoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakebay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Artondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tumwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leber is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leber
- Puyallup
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plumb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Meeker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Gig Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Fort Lewis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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