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 Knife River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Knife River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Knife River listed first.
- Two Harbors
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
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- Lester Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
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- Duluth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Superior
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Itasca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Itasca is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Oneota
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
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- Cutter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cutter is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- West Duluth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
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- South Superior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Maple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maple is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- South Range
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Poplar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Saint Louis County
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- Blueberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blueberry is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Pokegama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Brule
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brule is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- New Duluth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
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- Boylston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boylston is located in Douglas County (WI)
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- Muskeg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muskeg is located in Bayfield County (WI)
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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 Knife River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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