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 Mesaba in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mesaba. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mesaba listed first.
- Hinsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Soudan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soudan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
- Soudan is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soudan <3>
- Tower Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
- Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Tower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
- Tower is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <3>
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Ely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Ely is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 Mesaba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |