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 Risbeck in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Risbeck. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Risbeck listed first.
- Colfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mockonema
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mockonema is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
- Fallon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fallon is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Elberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elberton is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Steptoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whelan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whelan is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
- Pullman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pullman Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pullman Junction is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Almota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almota is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Wawawai ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wawawai was located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai
- Staley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Staley is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Mayview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Moscow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thornton is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Johnson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Oakesdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakesdale is also located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Endicott
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Risbeck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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