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>
While we didn't find Laurium in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laurium. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laurium listed first.
- Osceola
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Osceola is located in Houghton County
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- Tamarack
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tamarack is located in Houghton County
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- Swedetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swedetown is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
- Lake Linden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allouez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Dollar Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houghton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Oskar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oskar is located in Houghton County
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- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Mine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
- Phoenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Chassell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pequaming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
- Skanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Laurium, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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