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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>

Wawawai itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wawawai, with the one closest to Wawawai listed first.

  • Mayview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mayview is located in Garfield County
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  • Almota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Almota is also located in Whitman County
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  • Gould City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gould City is located in Garfield County
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  • Staley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Staley is also located in Whitman County
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  • Johnson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Johnson is also located in Whitman County
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  • Pullman Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pullman Junction is also located in Whitman County
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  • Pullman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pullman is also located in Whitman County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
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  • Colton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Colton is also located in Whitman County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
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  • Shawnee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Shawnee is also located in Whitman County
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  • Ping
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ping is located in Garfield County
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  • Sunshine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine is also located in Whitman County
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  • Pomeroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Uniontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Penawawa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Penawawa is also located in Whitman County
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  • Mockonema
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mockonema is also located in Whitman County
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  • Whelan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whelan is also located in Whitman County
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  • Silcott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Silcott is located in Asotin County
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  • Leon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
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  • Colfax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Colfax is also located in Whitman County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
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  • Zumwalt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Zumwalt is located in Garfield County
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  • Fallon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fallon is also located in Whitman County
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  • Moscow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
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  • Diamond
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Diamond is also located in Whitman County
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  • Glenwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood is also located in Whitman County
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  • Viola
    (21 miles [33.8 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 Wawawai, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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