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 Lairds in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lairds. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lairds listed first.
- Palouse
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fallon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fallon is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Whelan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whelan is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pullman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunshine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pullman Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
- Steptoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Seltice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Mockonema
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mockonema is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
- Staley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Staley is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Joel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joel is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Cornwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Howell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Diamond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
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 Lairds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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