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 Olympia had a population of 4,698 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Olympia had a population of 53,620 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Olympia, with the one closest to Olympia listed first.
- Tumwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lacey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmore is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Plumb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Puget
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Littlerock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Kamilche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kamilche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamilche
- Tenino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McIntosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longbranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yelm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bucoda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Steilacoom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakebay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hillhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Fox Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Porter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
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 Olympia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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