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 Black River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Black River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Black River listed first.
- Dedham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Boylston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boylston is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Pokegama
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pokegama is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
- New Duluth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
- South Superior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Superior is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
- South Range
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Range is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Fond du Lac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Cutter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cutter is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Itasca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Itasca is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
- Superior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Superior is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Oneota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
- West Duluth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duluth
- Holyoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Thomson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Hawthorne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Carlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <2>
- Poplar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Cloquet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Lester Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
- Sauntry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Maple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Blueberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blueberry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry
- Mahtowa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
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 Black River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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