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 Taft in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Taft. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Taft listed first.
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cummings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alton is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Kelso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kelso is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Blanchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nielsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Mayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Halstad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Grandin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clifford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrum is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Galesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Hatton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perley is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lockhart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
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 Taft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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