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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Branch had a population of 685 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, North Branch had a population of 10,834 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.

  • Kost
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kost is located in Chisago County
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  • Harris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunrise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Spring Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Lake is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Stark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stark is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Stacy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Stacy is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
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  • Almelund
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Blomford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Blomford is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomford
  • Chisago City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lindstrom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Center City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rush City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Wyoming
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rush Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
  • Linwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Linwood is located in Anoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Shafer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Randall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Cambridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Isanti
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Taylors Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cushing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cushing is located in Polk County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Stanchfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Franconia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Franconia is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia

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