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

  • Opstead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
  • Malmo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Finlayson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sandstone
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Willow River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Hinckley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vineland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Kimberly
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Sturgeon Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mission Creek is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Creek
  • Rossburg
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
  • Mora
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <2>
  • McGregor
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Nichols
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Garrison
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Moose Lake
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Aitkin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamarack
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people

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