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>
Harrisburg itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Mapes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mapes is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
- Lakota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Michigan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan City is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Michigan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aneta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Niagara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jessie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shawnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
- Praha ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Praha is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
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 Harrisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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