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

  • Osage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hubbard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Menahga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Richwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Richwood is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Frazee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • White Earth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Luce
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
  • Davies
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Perham
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <2>
  • Sebeka
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Audubon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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