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, Melvin had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melvin, with the one closest to Melvin listed first.
- Benoit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benoit is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Fertile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Dugdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beltrami
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Burwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burwell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Gentilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Rindal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erskine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gary
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Winger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hixon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon
- Nielsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Fisher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heiberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heiberg is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiberg
- McIntosh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Faith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Euclid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Melvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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