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 in 1895, Western had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Western, with the one closest to Western listed first.
- Wendell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- French
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- French is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Fergus Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Tintah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Everdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Everdell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
- Tenney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Wall Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Doran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elbow Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Childs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thorsborg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Underwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norcross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norcross is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Erdahl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tyler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tyler is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Wahpeton
(21 miles [33.8 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 Western, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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