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 Ellson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ellson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ellson listed first.
- Willow River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Finlayson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgeon Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moose Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hinckley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Opstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
- Tamarack
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Mission Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mission Creek is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Creek
- Wright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McGregor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Malmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Malmo is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Mahtowa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
- Cromwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Kimberly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
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 Ellson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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