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 Barron had a population of 829 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Barron had a population of 3,235 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Barron, with the one closest to Barron listed first.
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Rice Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Barron County
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- Almena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Almena is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Chetek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Prairie Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Comstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
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- Lehigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lehigh is located in Barron County
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- Haugen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Turtle Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Richardson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Polk County
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- Barronett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barronett is located in Barron County
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- Sand Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
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- Joel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Joel is located in Polk County
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- Nobleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wheeler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Amery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bunyan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boyceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Volga ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 Barron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |