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, Big Woods had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Woods, with the one closest to Big Woods listed first.
- Ardoch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stephen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cashel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Voss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Voss is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
- Manvel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manvel is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <2>
- Drayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forest River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Veseleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Veseleyville is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseleyville
- Nash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Gilby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mekinock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Angus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Foldahl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Foldahl is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foldahl
- Englund
(25 miles [40.2 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 Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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