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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 Western Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Western Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Western Junction listed first.

  • McIntosh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
  • Plumb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
    • Plumb is located in Thurston County
  • Tenino
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucoda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tumwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <3>
  • Yelm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
    • Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <3>
  • Belmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
    • Belmore is located in Thurston County
  • Olympia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Littlerock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grand Mound
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Roy is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <3>
  • Rochester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Centralia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Puget
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
    • Puget is located in Thurston County
  • Chehalis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillhurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
    • Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
  • New Kamilche
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Kamilche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
    • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
  • Lake City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
  • Steilacoom
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Longbranch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Kamilche
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamilche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamilche
    • Kamilche is located in Mason County
  • Oakville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Claquato
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
    • Claquato is located in Lewis County
  • Newaukum
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newaukum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
    • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
  • Leber
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leber
    • Leber is located in Pierce County
  • Meridian
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Pierce County

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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 Western Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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