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 Alford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
- Carlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Fond du Lac
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Cloquet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Duluth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
- Otter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Dedham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Holyoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Pokegama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
- West Duluth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duluth
- Mahtowa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
- Boylston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boylston is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Oneota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
- Sawyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- South Superior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
- Superior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Barnum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Itasca
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Itasca is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
- Corona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corona is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- South Range
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Cutter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cutter is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Moose Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
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 Alford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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