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

  • Fort Ransom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buttzville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buttzville is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
  • Lucca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lucca is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucca
  • Anselm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Anselm is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
  • Sheldon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Daily
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Daily is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily
  • Verona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fingal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Venlo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Venlo is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venlo
  • Hastings
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hastings is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Cuba
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cuba is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Coburn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Coburn is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn
  • Glover
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glover is located in Dickey County
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  • Milnor
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • LaMoure
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harlem ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Harlem is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Grand Rapids
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Power
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Power is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Nicholson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Nicholson is located in Sargent County
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  • Cogswell
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • De Lamere
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • De Lamere is located in Sargent County
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  • Leonard
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Tower City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Oriska
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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 Wisner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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