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, Ripley had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Houghton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dollar Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Houghton County
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- Atlantic Mine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
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- Oskar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oskar is located in Houghton County
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- Chassell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Swedetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swedetown is located in Houghton County
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- Tamarack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tamarack is located in Houghton County
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- Allouez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pequaming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
- Phoenix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
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- Skanee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Baraga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- L'Anse
(26 miles [41.8 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 Ripley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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