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 Houghton had a population of 2,062 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Houghton had a population of 7,540 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houghton, with the one closest to Houghton listed first.
- Ripley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Atlantic Mine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
- Dollar Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oskar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chassell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Swedetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swedetown is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
- Tamarack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allouez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pequaming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baraga
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skanee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- L'Anse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Houghton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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