The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusRonald is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ronald had a population of 439. Ronald was named for Alexander Ronald, a former coal mine superintendent in the area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 308 to 439 (+43%). Half of its homes were built before 2004.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ronald yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Ronald’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ronald’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ronald, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Ronald is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ronald has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Roslyn Historic District in Roslyn, 2 miles away.
Ronald and the nearest listed places
Closest to Ronald
Northwestern Improvement Company StoreRoslyn · Built 18892.1miCle Elum-Roslyn Beneficial Association HospitalCle Elum · Building4.9mi
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad: South Cle Elum YardSouth Cle Elum · Late 19th and Early 20th Century · Built 19095.1mi
Milwaukee Road BunkhouseSouth Cle Elum · Built 19095.1miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.