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 Similk Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Similk Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Similk Beach listed first.
- Gibraltar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Anacortes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- La Conner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Guemes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Avon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Oak Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skagit City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Samish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Lopez Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richardson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Big Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Clear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chuckanut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- San de Fuca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coupeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Montborne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Doe Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Olga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Similk Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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