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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, Belle River had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Miltona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Osakis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clotho
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Alexandria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Leaf Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
    • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Parkers Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Union
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Eagle Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
    • Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <3>
  • Clarissa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
    • Clarissa is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <3>
  • Millerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Millerville is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Little Sauk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sauk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
    • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
  • Round Prairie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
    • Round Prairie is located in Todd County
  • Long Prairie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
    • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <3>
  • Brandon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Holmes City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Browerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
    • Browerville is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Villard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Westport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wrightstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
    • Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
  • Bertha
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Bertha is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertha <3>
  • Evansville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Sauk Centre
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spaulding
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Spaulding is located in Todd County
  • Hewitt
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Vining
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.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 River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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