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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tacoma had a population of 36,006 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tacoma had a population of 219,945 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Excelsior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Fern Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
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- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wollochet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Puyallup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meeker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Gig Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Steilacoom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Artondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stuck is located in King County
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- Hillhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Alderton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tapps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Christopher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christopher is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Des Moines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McMillin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
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 Tacoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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