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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, Baker had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.

  • Downer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Downer is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
  • Sabin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sabin is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Barnesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Comstock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Comstock is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Finkle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glyndon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hickson is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
  • Muskoda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wild Rice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wolverton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawndale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dilworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Moorhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rollag
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Christine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tansem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tansem is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansem
  • Hawley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Horace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Horace is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <2>
  • Norwegian Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
  • Averill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Averill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
  • Fargo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winnipeg Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Winnipeg Junction is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg Junction
  • Abercrombie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • McCauleyville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
  • Kent
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Rothsay
    (20 miles [32.2 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 Baker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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