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 in 1895, Purdy had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
- Minter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minter is also located in Pierce County
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- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is also located in Pierce County
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- Gig Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Artondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Artondale is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Vaughn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn is also located in Pierce County
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- Wollochet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wollochet is also located in Pierce County
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- Vashon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Allyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Lakebay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maury is located in King County
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- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Kitsap County
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- Tacoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longbranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meridian is also located in Pierce County
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- Buenna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Des Moines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale is located in King County
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- Crystal Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
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- Chico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chico is located in Kitsap County
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- Steilacoom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Excelsior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is also located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Port Blakely was located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Tracyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
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 Purdy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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