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 Harris had a population of 504 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harris had a population of 1,189 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Stark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Spring Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- North Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rush City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Rush Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Point is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
- Kost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kost is located in Chisago County
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- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Blomford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blomford is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomford
- Stanchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Almelund
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stacy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Isanti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindstrom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Pine City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Springvale is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Chisago City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Center City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cushing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cushing is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
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 Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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