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

  • Brainerd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Baxter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
  • Deerwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Crow Wing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
  • Pillager
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Mathias
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
  • Garrison
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Nichols
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Pine River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Ripley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Aitkin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Motley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Ellis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ellis is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Philbrook
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Philbrook is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
  • Lincoln
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Vineland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Rossburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
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  • Cushing
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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