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 in 1895, Island had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Floodwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wawina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wawina is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
- Swan River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Libby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Libby is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
- Wright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cromwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blackberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackberry is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Tamarack
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Corona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- La Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Prairie is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Sawyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- McGregor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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