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 Kelso had a population of 354 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kelso had a population of 12,438 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lexington is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Rainier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carrolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kalama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mayger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Apiary ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apiary is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clatskanie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sightly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sightly is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightly
- Toutle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Cliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Olequa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Columbia City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caples
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caples is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caples
- Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Mist
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mist is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(20 miles [32.2 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 Kelso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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