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 Oakland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Excelsior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Tacoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Fern Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Hill is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Parkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Wollochet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wollochet is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Steilacoom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Fox Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gig Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Artondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Artondale is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Puyallup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Hillhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillhurst is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Meeker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meeker is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Meridian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meridian is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Alderton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alderton is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Stuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stuck is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Minter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Lakebay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Longbranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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