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 Thompson had a population of 192 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Thompson had a population of 1,027 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Merrifield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Merrifield is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
- Reynolds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holmes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Grand Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mallory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mallory is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- East Grand Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ojata ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ojata is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojata
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Kelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Freeman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Hatton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hixon is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon
- Mekinock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arvilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manvel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nielsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Northwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crookston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shirley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Tabor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Kempton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
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 Thompson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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