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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 Saint Helens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Saint Helens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Saint Helens listed first.

  • Wilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wilson is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Sightly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sightly is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightly
  • Toutle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Silver Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Silver Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Swofford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Swofford is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swofford
  • Salkum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mossyrock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Harmony
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Ethel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowlitz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowlitz is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz
  • Toledo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cinebar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bremer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bremer is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
  • Castle Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Alpha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alpha is located in Lewis County
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  • Morton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Olequa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
  • Lexington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lexington is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Winlock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelso
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
  • Carrolls
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Napavine
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rainier
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <2>
  • Kalama
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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 Saint Helens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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