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

  • Pillager
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crow Wing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
  • Baxter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
  • Brainerd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Mathias
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
  • Fort Ripley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Motley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Philbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Philbrook is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
  • Cushing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Randall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ellis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellis is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Staples
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Belle Prairie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
  • Little Falls
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Deerwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Aldrich
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Pine River
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Gregory
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gregory is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Garrison
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Browerville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Browerville is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Clarissa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nichols
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Verndale
    (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 Sylvan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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