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)
- Ripley is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- 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)
- Swedetown is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
- Lake Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Tamarack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oskar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atlantic Mine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
- Allouez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chassell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Phoenix
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pequaming
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skanee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
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. |
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