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 Ranum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ranum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ranum listed first.
- Rindal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rindal is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Gary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fertile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Faith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Heiberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heiberg is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiberg
- Maple Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Twin Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Fossum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fossum is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossum
- Erskine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McIntosh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Dugdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dugdale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
- Syre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Syre is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre
- Fosston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beltrami
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Lockhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lockhart is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Ada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benoit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benoit is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Ulen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burwell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Olga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Gentilly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- White Earth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Ranum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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