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

  • Mansford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mansford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansford
    • Mansford is located in Skagit County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mansford
    • From Fortson to Mansford
  • Oso
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sauk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk
    • Sauk is located in Skagit County
  • Trafton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton
    • Trafton is located in Snohomish County
  • Granite Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdsview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsview
    • Birdsview is located in Skagit County
  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pilchuck
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bryant
    • From Fortson to Bryant
  • Edgecomb
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
    • Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
  • Getchell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartford
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Snohomish County
  • Marblemount
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyman
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • McMurray
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMurray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
    • McMurray is located in Skagit County
  • Silvana
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Machias
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • Machias is located in Snohomish County
  • Montborne
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Marysville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
  • Norman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Snohomish County
  • Clear Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sultan
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Florence
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Florence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Snohomish County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Florence
    • From Fortson to Florence

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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 Fortson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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