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 Friday Harbor had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Friday Harbor had a population of 2,544 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Friday Harbor, with the one closest to Friday Harbor listed first.
- Argyle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orcas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lopez Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Roche Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eastsound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Guemes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Anacortes
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
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- Gibraltar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Oak Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- San de Fuca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- La Conner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Chuckanut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Lummi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coupeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
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 Friday Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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