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

  • Hickson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
    • Hickson is located in Cass County
  • Comstock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Wild Rice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
    • Wild Rice is located in Cass County
  • Christine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Horace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Horace is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <3>
  • Wolverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
    • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Walcott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
    • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Finkle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
    • Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
  • Warren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Cass County
  • Kindred
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
    • Kindred is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <3>
  • Baker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Clay County (MN)
  • Davenport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Moorhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
    • Moorhead is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <3>
  • Colfax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Abercrombie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Downer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
    • Downer is located in Clay County (MN)
  • Dilworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth
    • Dilworth is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dilworth <3>
  • Barrie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
    • Barrie is located in Richland County
  • McCauleyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCauleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
    • McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County (MN)
  • Kent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Glyndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Durbin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Durbin is located in Cass County
  • Woods
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Woods is located in Cass County

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 Oxbow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.