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 in 1895, Lake Tapps had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Tapps, with the one closest to Lake Tapps listed first.

Sumner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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- Sumner is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
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Stuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Stuck is located in King County
Meeker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Meeker is located in Pierce County
Alderton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- Alderton is located in Pierce County
Green River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in King County
Puyallup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Puyallup is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
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Christopher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Christopher is located in King County
Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in King County
McMillin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- McMillin is located in Pierce County
Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Osceola is located in King County
South Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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- South Prairie is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
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Cascade Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Cascade Junction is located in Pierce County
Boise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
- Boise is located in King County
Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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- Kent is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
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Buckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Buckley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <2>
Enumclaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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- Enumclaw is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enumclaw <2>
Black Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Black Diamond is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Diamond <2>
Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Covington is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,581 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
Buenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buenna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Buenna is located in King County
Orting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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- Orting is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orting <2>
Burnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Pierce County
Veazie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
- Veazie is located in King County
Maple Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Maple Valley is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <2>
Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Midland is located in Pierce County
Wilkeson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Wilkeson is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkeson <2>
Franklin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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- Franklin is located in King County
Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in King County
Tacoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Tacoma is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <2>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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 Tapps, 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.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.