RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Washington >> Pierce County >> South Tacoma >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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 South Tacoma in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Tacoma. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Tacoma listed first.

  • Excelsior
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Excelsior is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
  • Fern Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Hill is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Tacoma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tacoma is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <2>
  • Parkland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Midland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Steilacoom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wollochet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wollochet is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
  • Fox Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hillhurst is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
  • Puyallup
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Meeker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Meeker is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Gig Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Artondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Artondale is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
  • Buenna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buenna is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
  • Meridian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Meridian is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Sumner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sumner is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>
  • Rosedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • McMillin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • McMillin is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
  • Alderton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Alderton is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
  • Longbranch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Stuck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stuck is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
  • Maury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Maury is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
  • Lakebay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 South Tacoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.