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, Melby had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melby, with the one closest to Melby listed first.
- Evansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erdahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Thorsborg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbow Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Leaf Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clitherall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Battle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hoffman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Underwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vining
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Wendell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holmes City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wall Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Parkers Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miltona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phelps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Farwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Henning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fergus Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Western
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Melby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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