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, Meridian had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
- Longbranch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakebay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Puget
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Steilacoom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wollochet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Artondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vaughn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Gig Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Lacey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Hillhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Parkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Tacoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Purdy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Olympia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tumwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Meridian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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