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

  • York
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • York is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Kirkland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Redmond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • White
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • White is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • Juanita
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Juanita is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
  • Houghton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Houghton is also located in King County
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  • Woodinville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Adelaide
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Adelaide is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
  • Day City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Day City was located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
  • Wayne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wayne is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Pontiac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pontiac is also located in King County
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  • Bothell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grace is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Inglewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Inglewood is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Ravenna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ravenna is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Novelty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Novelty is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
  • Edgewater ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Edgewater was located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fremont is also located in King County
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  • Monohan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monohan is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monohan
  • Ross ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ross was located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Seattle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seattle is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
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  • Cathcart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
  • Newcastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Coal Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Coal Creek is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Ballard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ballard is also located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard

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