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

  • Plumb
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Plumb is located in Thurston County
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  • Tumwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Belmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmore is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
  • Littlerock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tenino
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Olympia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lacey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
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  • McIntosh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • Grand Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucoda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rochester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yelm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <2>
  • Puget
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Puget is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
  • New Kamilche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
  • Centralia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kamilche
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kamilche is located in Mason County
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  • Oakville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Roy is located in Pierce County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <2>
  • Cedarville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Porter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
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  • Chehalis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Longbranch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Shelton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meridian
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Claquato
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Claquato is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
  • Newaukum
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
  • Hillhurst
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
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  • Lake City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
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  • Steilacoom
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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