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

  • Trade Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
  • Cushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cushing is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • West Denmark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Denmark is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
  • Wolf Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Grantsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Randall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Randall is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Almelund
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Balsam Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Sunrise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunrise is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Clam Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Taylors Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Saint Croix Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bunyan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kost
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kost is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
  • Rock Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shafer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <2>
  • Franconia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rush City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • North Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Center City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Harris is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <2>
  • Lindstrom
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Volga ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nye
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Nye is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
  • Pine City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stark
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Stark is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark

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