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 Gig Harbor had a population of 321 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gig Harbor had a population of 10,873 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gig Harbor, with the one closest to Gig Harbor listed first.
- Artondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wollochet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Purdy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Fox Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Minter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Olalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tacoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakebay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Meridian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Maury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Vashon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longbranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steilacoom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Fern Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Allyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Des Moines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Gig Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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