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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>

While we didn't find Brookston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brookston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.

  • Independence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Independence is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Cloquet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sawyer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Corona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Corona is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Floodwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Otter Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Carlton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Cromwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mahtowa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
  • Fond du Lac
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
  • Smithville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • West Duluth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duluth
  • Island
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Island is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • New Duluth
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
  • Oneota
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
  • Wright
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Duluth
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <2>
  • Barnum
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Superior
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
  • Pokegama
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
  • South Superior
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
  • Lester Park
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
  • Wawina
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wawina is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
  • Tamarack
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people

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 Brookston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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