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 Lake Desire in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Desire. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Desire listed first.
- Cedar Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Mountain is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
- Elliott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- O'Brien
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- O'Brien is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
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- Maple Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is also located in King County
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- Renton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orillia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orillia is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is also located in King County
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- Newcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- May Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- May Creek is also located in King County
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- Coal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek is also located in King County
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- Christopher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christopher is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Duwamish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duwamish is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duwamish
- Latona ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Latona was located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Des Moines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green River is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Black Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monohan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monohan is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monohan
- Sunnydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunnydale is also located in King County
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- Stuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stuck is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Franklin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin was located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Kangley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kangley is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
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 Lake Desire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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