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 Spanaway in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spanaway. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spanaway listed first.
- Hillhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Parkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fern Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Excelsior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Puyallup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McMillin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meeker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Steilacoom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alderton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leber is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leber
- Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kapowsin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yelm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wollochet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Fox Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tapps
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stuck is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Artondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 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 Spanaway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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