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, Willow River had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Willow River had a population of 397 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willow River, with the one closest to Willow River listed first.
- Sturgeon Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Finlayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moose Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kerrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barnum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahtowa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hinckley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Holyoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mission Creek is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Creek
- Corona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Cromwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tamarack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Sawyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- McGregor
(29 miles [46.7 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 Willow River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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