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

  • Manvel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
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  • Big Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
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  • Ardoch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Minto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Minto is located in Walsh County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
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  • Tabor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabor is located in Polk County
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  • Johnstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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  • Kelly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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  • Forest River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mekinock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Voss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Voss is located in Walsh County (ND)
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  • Gilby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
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  • Argyle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Grand Forks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Grand Forks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Grafton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton is located in Walsh County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
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  • Ojata ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ojata is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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  • Cashel ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
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  • Angus
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Stephen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Veseleyville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Veseleyville is located in Walsh County (ND)
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  • Inkster
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Inkster is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
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  • Merrifield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Merrifield is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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  • Mallory
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mallory is located in Polk County
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  • Orr
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Orr is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
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  • Arvilla
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn is located in Walsh County (ND)
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  • Nash
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nash is located in Walsh County (ND)
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  • Drayton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
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  • Conway
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Conway is located in Walsh County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people

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