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 Samish Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Samish Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Samish Island listed first.
- Guemes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Anacortes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Samish
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Bay View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Chuckanut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
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- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
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- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
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- Alger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
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- Fairhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
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- Gibraltar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
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- Avon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
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- Doe Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
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- La Conner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Olga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
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- Silver Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
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- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
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- Lummi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
- Skagit City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Wickersham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
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 Samish Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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