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 in 1895, Vashon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vashon, with the one closest to Vashon listed first.
- Chautauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Olalla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maury is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Sunnydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Des Moines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Latona ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Latona is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Colby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Duwamish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duwamish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duwamish
- Buenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Asselt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Seattle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Seattle is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Seattle
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gig Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- O'Brien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- O'Brien is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Orillia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Renton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Minter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Artondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Crystal Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Seattle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
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 Vashon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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