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, Richardson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Lopez Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Decatur Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friday Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Orcas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anacortes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Guemes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Gibraltar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Doe Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Oak Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roche Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastsound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- San de Fuca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Waldron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Coupeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- La Conner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Bay View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Port Townsend
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Avon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Samish
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Skagit City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Chuckanut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
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 Richardson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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