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 Ocean Shores in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ocean Shores. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ocean Shores listed first.
- Ocosta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Markham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hoquiam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
- Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
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- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- 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 <3>
- South Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Aberdeen
- South Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
- Axford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axford
- Axford is located in Grays Harbor County
- Cosmopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- 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 <3>
- Aberdeen Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
- Aberdeen Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
- Humptulips
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humptulips
- Humptulips is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humptulips <3>
- Artic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - North Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- North Cove is located in Pacific County
- Bay Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Center
- Bay Center is located in Pacific County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Center <3>
- Melbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
- Montesano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montesano
- Montesano is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,074 people
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- South Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- 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 <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ocean Shores: www.osgov.com/
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 Ocean Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
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