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

  • South Saint Paul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Saint Paul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mendota
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Highwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Saint Paul
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Saint Paul Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicols
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicols is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
  • Pine Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Bend is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
  • Rosemount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rich Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rich Valley is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
  • Langdon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Langdon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
  • Hazel Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Park is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Park
  • Gladstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gladstone is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Richfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bloomington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oakdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
  • North Saint Paul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Canada
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Minneapolis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cardigan Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
  • Lake Elmo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New Brighton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Louis Park
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Sunfish Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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