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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 Prairie had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.

  • Wickersham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
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  • Alger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alger is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Saxon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
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  • Acme
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Burlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
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  • Lyman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Samish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Samish is located in Skagit County
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  • Avon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon is located in Skagit County
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  • Hamilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
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  • Chuckanut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
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  • Bay View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay View is located in Skagit County
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  • Mount Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Big Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
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  • Fredonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredonia is located in Skagit County
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  • Silver Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
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  • Fairhaven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
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  • Whitney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney is located in Skagit County
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  • Montborne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Montborne is located in Skagit County
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  • Deming
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bellingham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Skagit City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
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  • Van Wyck
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
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  • Welcome
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Welcome is located in Whatcom County
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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 Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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