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

• Nobleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Nobleton is located in Washburn County
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• Haugen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Haugen is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Rice Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice Lake is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
• Lehigh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lehigh is located in Barron County
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• Canton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Canton is located in Barron County
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• Reserve
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
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• Shell Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
• Cameron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cameron is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
• Spooner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Spooner is located in Washburn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
• Barronett
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Barronett is located in Barron County
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• Barron
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barron is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
• Cumberland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
• Chetek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Chetek is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
• Hayward
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
• Bashaw
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
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• Hillsdale
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsdale is located in Barron County
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• Comstock
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Comstock is located in Barron County
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• Almena
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Almena is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
• Phipps
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
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