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 Wakefield had a population of 412 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wakefield had a population of 1,653 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Thomaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Ramsay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Bessemer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <3>
- Tula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Siemens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Jessieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
- Ironwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <3>
- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Wellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County
- Lake Gogebic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Mercer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Thayer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Matchwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
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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 Wakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |