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 Iron River had a population of 1,117 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Iron River had a population of 2,827 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Iron River, with the one closest to Iron River listed first.
- Stambaugh
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Beechwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Iron County
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- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Amasa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stager is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Mastodon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County
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- Panola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Panola is located in Iron County
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- Elmwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Iron County
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- Ridgetop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County (WI)
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- Commonwealth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
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- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
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- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mansfield is located in Iron County
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- Tamarack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Tamarack has also been known as:
- Tamarack Lake
- Sagola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spread Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Randville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Randville is located in Dickinson County
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- Watersmeet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sidnaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pulp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulp is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
- Kenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
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 Iron River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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