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 Roche Harbor had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roche Harbor, with the one closest to Roche Harbor listed first.
- Friday Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orcas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eastsound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lopez Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Doe Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Decatur Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Guemes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Anacortes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lummi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Gibraltar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Bay
(28 miles [45.1 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 Roche Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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