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>
While we didn't find Rainier in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rainier. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rainier listed first.
- McIntosh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yelm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tenino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plumb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Bucoda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tumwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Littlerock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hillhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Centralia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leber is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leber
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Puget
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alpha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Eatonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Steilacoom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chehalis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cinebar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Parkland
(21 miles [33.8 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 Rainier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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