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

  • Linwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Linwood is located in Anoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stacy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stacy is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <2>
  • Blomford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Blomford is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomford
  • Bethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Chisago City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Isanti
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindstrom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • North Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Center City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kost
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kost is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
  • Stark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Stark is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Saint Francis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cambridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hugo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hugo is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <2>
  • Harris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Scandia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shafer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Almelund
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Bradford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradford is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford

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