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 Crosby Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Crosby Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Crosby Beach listed first.

• Deerwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
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• Nichols
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
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• Aitkin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Aitkin is located in Aitkin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
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• Garrison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
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• Brainerd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brainerd is located in Crow Wing County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,449 people
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• Baxter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
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• Rossburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
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• Crow Wing
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
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• Saint Mathias
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
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• Malmo
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
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• Vineland
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
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• Kimberly
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
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• Pillager
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Pillager is located in Cass County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
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• Pine River
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine River is located in Cass County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
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• Fort Ripley
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Ripley is located in Crow Wing County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
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• Opstead
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
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