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 Essex in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Essex. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Devils Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor
- Fort Totten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Penn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Churchs Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lallie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lallie is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lallie
- Starkweather
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Minnewaukan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mapes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mapes is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
- Oberon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sheyenne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Brinsmade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Michigan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Michigan City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Michigan City is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
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 Essex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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