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 Sound in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Sound. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Sound listed first.
- Orcas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Eastsound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friday Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Argyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Doe Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Roche Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lopez Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Decatur Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Guemes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Anacortes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lummi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
- Mountain View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Marietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Gibraltar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Chuckanut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Fairhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Birch Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brennan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brennan is located in Whatcom County
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- Samish
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Bellingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Custer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
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 Sound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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