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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 in 1895, Opstead had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Malmo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Vineland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Nichols
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Garrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rossburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
  • Kimberly
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Aitkin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Mora
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <2>
  • Finlayson
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • McGregor
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Deerwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinckley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandstone
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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