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)
- Gregory is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- 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)
- Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
- 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)
- Buckman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- 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)
- Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
- 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)
- Burtrum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holdingford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pillager
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morrill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
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. |
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