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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Johnstown had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Johnstown, with the one closest to Johnstown listed first.

  • Gilby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ardoch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
    • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <2>
  • Inkster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Orr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mekinock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Voss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
    • Voss is located in Walsh County
  • Minto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Veseleyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veseleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseleyville
    • Veseleyville is located in Walsh County
  • McCanna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kelly
    • From Johnstown to Kelly
  • Manvel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <2>
  • Arvilla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pisek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Larimore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shawnee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County
  • Ojata ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ojata have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojata
    • Ojata is located in Grand Forks County
  • Grafton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Big Woods
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Niagara
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Park River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
    • Park River is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <2>
  • Nash
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Nash is located in Walsh County
  • Kempton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Grand Forks
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cashel ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
    • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cashel
    • From Johnstown to Cashel
  • Praha ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Praha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha is located in Walsh County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Praha
    • From Johnstown to Praha

The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/

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 Johnstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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