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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 Belle Prairie had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Little Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gregory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Morrison County
  • Randall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Ripley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Mathias
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mathias have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
    • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
  • Cushing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Royalton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Elmdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmdale
    • From Belle Prairie to Elmdale
  • Buckman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
    • Buckman is located in Morrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Swanville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Crow Wing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
    • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
  • Pillsbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Upsala
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Opole
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Opole. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
    • Opole is located in Stearns County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Opole
    • From Belle Prairie to Opole
  • Burtrum
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <2>
  • Holdingford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
    • Holdingford is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <2>
  • Pillager
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillager have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager
    • Pillager is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillager <2>
  • Baxter
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
  • Morrill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Morrill is located in Morrison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Morrill
    • From Belle Prairie to Morrill
  • Brainerd
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Grey Eagle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Philbrook
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Morrison County: www.co.morrison.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 Belle Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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