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 Rockaway Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rockaway Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Coupeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- San de Fuca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Port Townsend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Silvana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Conner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Skagit City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Tulalip
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
- McMurray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
- Gibraltar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Chimacum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Whitney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Edgecomb
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Port Discovery ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Discovery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Discovery
- Marysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Bay View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
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 Rockaway Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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