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

  • Inkster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Orr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Pisek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Forest River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Veseleyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Veseleyville is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseleyville
  • McCanna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
  • Gilby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <2>
  • Voss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Voss is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
  • Praha ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Praha is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
  • Niagara
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Park River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Shawnee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Ardoch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Minto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Larimore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mekinock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Arvilla
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grafton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Nash
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nash is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Michigan City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Michigan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams
    (23 miles [37 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 Forest River Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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