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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 in 1895, Ellis had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.

  • Staples
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Motley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Nimrod
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Aldrich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Philbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pillager
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Verndale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sebeka
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Hewitt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Baxter
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
  • Bertha
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Crow Wing
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
  • Menahga
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluffton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Cushing
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Brainerd
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hubbard
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Wrightstown
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
  • Fort Ripley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Bend
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarissa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Mathias
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
  • Hackensack
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Davies
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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