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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Boston had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.

  • Ripley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
  • Hancock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Houghton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dollar Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Swedetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
    • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
  • Lake Linden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
    • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <3>
  • Osceola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Houghton County
  • Tamarack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tamarack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tamarack
    • From Boston to Tamarack
  • Oskar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Atlantic Mine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Allouez
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
    • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <3>
  • Chassell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell
    • Chassell is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chassell <3>
  • Phoenix
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
    • Eagle River is located in Keweenaw County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <3>
  • Pequaming
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Skanee
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
    • Skanee is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <3>
  • Eagle Harbor
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Baraga
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • L'Anse
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Anse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
    • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <3>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to L'Anse
    • From Boston to L'Anse

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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 Boston, 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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