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 Thornwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thornwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thornwood listed first.
- Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Wickersham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Alger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Saxon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Lyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Samish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Avon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Chuckanut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Bay View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Montborne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Whitney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Skagit City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Silver Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Fairhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Birdsview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Birdsview is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsview
- Deming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bellingham
(16 miles [25.7 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 Thornwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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