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 Shelter Bay in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shelter Bay. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shelter Bay listed first.
- La Conner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whitney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Gibraltar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Skagit City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Avon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bay View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Oak Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anacortes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guemes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Big Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- San de Fuca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Coupeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- McMurray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
- Montborne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
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- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Decatur Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Samish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Silvana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Richardson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
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 Shelter Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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