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 French River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of French River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to French River listed first.
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
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- Lester Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
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- Duluth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Two Harbors
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Oneota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
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- Itasca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Itasca is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- West Duluth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
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- South Superior
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Cutter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cutter is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Smithville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Saint Louis County
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- Pokegama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
- South Range
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- New Duluth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
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- Poplar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Maple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maple is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Boylston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boylston is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Fond du Lac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
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- Blueberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blueberry is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Saint Louis County
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- Hawthorne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Cloquet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Dedham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Brule
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brule is located in Douglas County (WI)
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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 French River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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