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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>

While we didn't find Grant in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grant. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grant listed first.

  • Duluth Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
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  • Mahtomedi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Withrow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Withrow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
  • Dellwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dellwood is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
  • Stillwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • White Bear Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
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  • White Bear Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Elmo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Houlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Houlton is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
  • North Saint Paul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Maple Island is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
  • Hugo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hugo is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <2>
  • Hazel Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazel Park is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Park
  • Oakdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oakdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
  • Arcola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcola is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Gladstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladstone is located in Ramsey County
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  • Cardigan Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
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  • Little Canada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
  • Somerset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
  • Forest Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Paul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Highwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Burkhardt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
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  • Scandia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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