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 Thomson had a population of 365 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2014, Thomson had a population of 158 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thomson, with the one closest to Thomson listed first.
- Carlton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cloquet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fond du Lac
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Otter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- New Duluth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- West Duluth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duluth
- Pokegama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
- Oneota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
- Sawyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Dedham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Mahtowa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
- Holyoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Boylston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boylston is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- South Superior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
- Superior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Duluth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corona is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Barnum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Itasca
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Itasca is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
- South Range
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Cutter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cutter is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Independence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Lester Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
- Moose Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell
(23 miles [37 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 Thomson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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