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 Orcas had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orcas, with the one closest to Orcas listed first.
- Friday Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lopez Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastsound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Roche Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Guemes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Anacortes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gibraltar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Lummi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckanut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Fairhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Marietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Bay View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Whitney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Samish
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Bellingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brennan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brennan is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennan
- Birch Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
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 Orcas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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