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 Fisher had a population of 481 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fisher had a population of 410 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fisher, with the one closest to Fisher listed first.
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Polk County
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- Hixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hixon is located in Polk County
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- Mallory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mallory is located in Polk County
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- Crookston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Polk County
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- East Grand Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burwell is located in Polk County
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- Euclid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid is located in Polk County
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- Grand Forks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrifield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Merrifield is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reynolds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
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- Nielsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Buxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benoit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Benoit is located in Polk County
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- Angus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tabor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tabor is located in Polk County
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- Beltrami
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Melvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
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- Holmes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holmes is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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- Cummings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ojata ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ojata is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojata
- Kelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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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 Fisher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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