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 Brainerd had a population of 5,703 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brainerd had a population of 13,449 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Baxter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crow Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
- Saint Mathias
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
- Pillager
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deerwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nichols
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Motley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cushing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Randall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vineland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Philbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pine River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aitkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Staples
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gregory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
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 Brainerd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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