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 Shaw Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shaw Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shaw Island listed first.
- Orcas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friday Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lopez Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Olga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Decatur Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastsound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roche Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Doe Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Guemes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Anacortes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Gibraltar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Bay View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Chuckanut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lummi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Mountain View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- La Conner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Samish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
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 Shaw Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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