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 Urban in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Urban. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Urban listed first.
- Doe Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
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- Guemes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
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- Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Olga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anacortes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckanut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Fairhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
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- Samish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Eastsound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orcas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lopez Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lummi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Bay View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Bellingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
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- Friday Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brennan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brennan is located in Whatcom County
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- Mountain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Waldron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Argyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Alger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Silver Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Urban, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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