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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 Iverson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Iverson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Iverson listed first.

  • Otter Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Carlton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sawyer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Cloquet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Mahtowa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
  • Corona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Corona is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Fond du Lac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
  • Barnum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Duluth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
  • Holyoke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Smithville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Smithville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • West Duluth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duluth
  • Cromwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Dedham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
  • Moose Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pokegama
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
  • Oneota
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
  • Boylston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Boylston is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
  • South Superior
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
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  • Superior
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
  • Independence
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Independence is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Duluth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <2>
  • Kerrick
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Wright
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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