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 Kettle River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kettle River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kettle River listed first.
- Moose Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sturgeon Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mahtowa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
- Corona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Wright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tamarack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Kerrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Finlayson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- McGregor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holyoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Sandstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cloquet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Kimberly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Libby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Libby is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
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 Kettle River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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