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

  • Gilliam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gilliam is located in Walla Walla County
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  • Dixie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walla Walla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Spofford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Spofford is located in Umatilla County (OR)
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  • Coppei
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
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  • Valley Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
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  • Hadley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hadley is located in Walla Walla County
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  • Blue Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County (OR)
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  • Waitsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Downing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Downing is located in Umatilla County (OR)
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  • Huntsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
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  • Berryman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
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  • Menoken
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Menoken is located in Columbia County
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  • Prescott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Rulo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
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  • Weston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston is located in Umatilla County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
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  • Dayton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Climax
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Climax is located in Walla Walla County
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  • Athena
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Athena is located in Umatilla County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <2>
  • Alto
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Alto is located in Columbia County
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  • Gibbon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County (OR)
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  • Touchet
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Stanton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stanton is located in Umatilla County (OR)
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  • Helix
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Helix is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <2>
  • Adams
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>

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