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)
- Markham is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Hoquiam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Axford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cosmopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
- Humptulips
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Artic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Artic is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- North Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Cove is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Bay Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Melbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montesano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Bend
(27 miles [43.5 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 Ocean Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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