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 University Place in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of University Place. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to University Place listed first.
- Wollochet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Fox Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steilacoom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tacoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Artondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gig Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Lakebay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longbranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Purdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Buenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Puyallup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meeker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Vaughn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puget
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Olalla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 University Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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