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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>

While we didn't find West Shore in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Shore. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Shore listed first.

  • Gibraltar
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
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  • La Conner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Fredonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia is located in Skagit County
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  • Bay View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay View is located in Skagit County
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  • Anacortes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Guemes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Guemes is located in Skagit County
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  • Avon ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Avon is located in Skagit County
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  • Oak Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Skagit City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
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  • Mount Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Burlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Decatur Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • San de Fuca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • San de Fuca is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
  • Big Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
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  • Samish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Samish is located in Skagit County
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  • Coupeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Montborne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Montborne is located in Skagit County
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  • Clear Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
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  • Richardson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Richardson is located in San Juan County
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  • McMurray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McMurray is located in Skagit County
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  • Alger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alger is located in Skagit County
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  • Lopez Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
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  • Florence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Snohomish County
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  • Chuckanut
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut

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 West Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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