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 Barnum had a population of 417 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Barnum had a population of 593 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Barnum, with the one closest to Barnum listed first.
- Moose Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mahtowa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgeon Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Kerrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holyoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cromwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Cloquet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fond du Lac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Finlayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dedham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tamarack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- New Duluth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Sandstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boylston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boylston is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Pokegama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
- West Duluth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duluth
- Oneota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
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 Barnum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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