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 Lawton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lawton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Adams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Lakota
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Praha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Praha is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Mapes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mapes is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
- Crary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Starkweather
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Cavalier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Park River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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 Lawton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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