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 Interlaken in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Interlaken. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Interlaken listed first.
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake City is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Steilacoom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillhurst is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Parkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Excelsior
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midland is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Fox Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wollochet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wollochet is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Tacoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Roy
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Artondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Artondale is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Longbranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Puyallup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meeker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meeker is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Lakebay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puget
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Puget is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
- Gig Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- McMillin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McMillin is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
- Alderton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alderton is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yelm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Minter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Buenna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
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 Interlaken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |