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 Port Townsend had a population of 4,558 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Port Townsend had a population of 9,973 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Port Townsend, with the one closest to Port Townsend listed first.
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chimacum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coupeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Discovery ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Discovery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Discovery
- San de Fuca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Port Williams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Langley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stanwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rena is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Port Gamble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quilcene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tulalip
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- La Conner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Norman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Gibraltar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Mukilteo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silvana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skagit City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Port Townsend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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