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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 Big Lake had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Big Lake had a population of 11,565 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Lake, with the one closest to Big Lake listed first.
- Monticello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Salida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Becker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zimmerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hasty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santiago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burschville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burschville is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
- Crown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corcoran
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Francis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Duelm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Big Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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