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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bessemer had a population of 2,566 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bessemer had a population of 1,687 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bessemer, with the one closest to Bessemer listed first.
- Ramsay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
- Siemens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Siemens is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
- Jessieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Ironwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Thomaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Hartley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Wellington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Lake Gogebic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Birch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Birch is located in Ashland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Sedgwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sedgwick is located in Ashland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Thayer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
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 Bessemer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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