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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelton had a population of 648 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelton had a population of 10,955 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
- Kamilche
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamilche
- New Kamilche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hoodsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Matlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olympia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Puget
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Longbranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lakebay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dewatto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dewatto is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewatto
- Belmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Tumwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vaughn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littlerock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plumb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Fox Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Minter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Satsop
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
- Steilacoom
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Artondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
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 Shelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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