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 Ada had a population of 622 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ada had a population of 1,556 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ada, with the one closest to Ada listed first.
- Lockhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Heiberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Twin Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
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- Syre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Halstad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstad
- Halstad is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstad <3>
- Hendrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Hendrum is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Perley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Perley is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Felton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Felton is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <3>
- Beltrami
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Fossum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Ulen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Ulen is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulen <3>
- Faith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Fertile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
- Fertile is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fertile <3>
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Traill County (ND)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <3>
- Nielsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nielsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Averill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Rindal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Grandin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Grandin is located in Traill County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
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- Melvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Kragnes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Kragnes is located in Clay County
- Kelso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Kelso is located in Traill County (ND)
- Hitterdal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Norman County: www.co.norman.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 Ada, 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. |
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