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 Pelican Rapids had a population of 624 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pelican Rapids had a population of 2,634 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pelican Rapids, with the one closest to Pelican Rapids listed first.
- Erhard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norwegian Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norwegian Grove is also located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tansem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tansem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansem
- Cormorant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rothsay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rollag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bucks Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is also located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Maine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Phelps
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps is also located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Fergus Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- French
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- French is also located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Wall Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wall Lake is also located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Audubon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Luce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Luce is also located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Frazee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Underwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Downer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downer is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Parkdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parkdale is also located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Winnipeg Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Winnipeg Junction is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg Junction
- Hawley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Pelican Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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