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 Melbourne had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

Montesano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montesano
- Montesano is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montesano <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montesano
- From Melbourne to Montesano
Artic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Artic is located in Grays Harbor County
Aberdeen Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
- Aberdeen Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
Satsop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
- Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
Cosmopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmopolis
- Cosmopolis is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmopolis <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cosmopolis
- From Melbourne to Cosmopolis
South Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Aberdeen
- South Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Aberdeen
- From Melbourne to South Aberdeen
Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aberdeen
- From Melbourne to Aberdeen
Elma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elma
- From Melbourne to Elma
Hoquiam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
- Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hoquiam
- From Melbourne to Hoquiam
Porter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Porter
- From Melbourne to Porter
Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedarville
- From Melbourne to Cedarville
Markham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Markham is located in Grays Harbor County
Willapa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willapa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willapa
- Willapa is located in Pacific County
Oakville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 697 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakville
- From Melbourne to Oakville
Ocosta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocosta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocosta
- Ocosta is located in Grays Harbor County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ocosta
- From Melbourne to Ocosta
South Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- South Bend is located in Pacific County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Bend
- From Melbourne to South Bend
Matlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
- Matlock is located in Mason County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Matlock
- From Melbourne to Matlock
Axford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axford
- Axford is located in Grays Harbor County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Axford
- From Melbourne to Axford
Humptulips
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humptulips
- Humptulips is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humptulips <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Humptulips
- From Melbourne to Humptulips
Bay Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Center
- Bay Center is located in Pacific County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Center <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bay Center
- From Melbourne to Bay Center
Lebam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebam
- Lebam is located in Pacific County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebam <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lebam
- From Melbourne to Lebam
Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Thurston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rochester
- From Melbourne to Rochester
New Kamilche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Kamilche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
- New Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Kamilche
- From Melbourne to New Kamilche
Kamilche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamilche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamilche
- Kamilche is located in Mason County
North Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- North Cove is located in Pacific County
Littlerock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
- Littlerock is located in Thurston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Littlerock
- From Melbourne to Littlerock

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://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 Melbourne, 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.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.