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 Gilby had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gilby had a population of 230 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gilby, with the one closest to Gilby listed first.
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mekinock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Inkster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ardoch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arvilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manvel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Larimore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ojata ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ojata is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojata
- Voss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Voss is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
- Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Shawnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Minto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Veseleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Veseleyville is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseleyville
- Niagara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kempton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pisek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Merrifield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Merrifield is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
- East Grand Forks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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 Gilby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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