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 Swem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Swem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Swem listed first.
- Pe Ell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lebam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willapa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willapa is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willapa
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fayette is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Boistfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boistfort is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boistfort
- Claquato
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Claquato is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
- South Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Porter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Wildwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Newaukum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newaukum is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
- Chehalis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centralia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Artic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Artic is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Melbourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Elma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <2>
- Grays River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Satsop
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
- Montesano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Napavine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Littlerock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Winlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Swem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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