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 French had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from French, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Fergus Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Western
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
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- Parkdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Everdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Everdell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
- Wall Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Rothsay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Erhard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Doran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edwards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Wendell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tintah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Phelps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
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- Wahpeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tenney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Lawndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Maine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maine is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Pelican Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Childs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Ashby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norwegian Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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