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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kent had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kent had a population of 72 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.

  • McCauleyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCauleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
    • McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County
  • Abercrombie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Galchutt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dwight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Christine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
    • Christine is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <3>
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Richland County (ND)
  • Wahpeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
    • Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <3>
  • Breckenridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooreton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walcott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Walcott is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <3>
  • Comstock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Hickson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
    • Hickson is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Everdell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
    • Everdell is located in Wilkin County
  • Lawndale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lawndale
    • From Kent to Lawndale
  • Rothsay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
    • Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <3>
  • Barney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Barney is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <3>
  • Doran
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
    • Doran is located in Wilkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Doran
    • From Kent to Doran
  • Barnesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Great Bend
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
    • Great Bend is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <3>
  • Tyler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Richland County (ND)
  • Baker
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baker
    • From Kent to Baker
  • Kindred
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
    • Kindred is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <3>

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Kent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wilkin County: www.co.wilkin.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Kent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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