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

• Reserve
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
• Hayward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
• Phipps
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
• Cable
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Cable is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
• Nobleton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Nobleton is located in Washburn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
• Minong
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Minong is located in Washburn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
• Spooner
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Spooner is located in Washburn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
• Drummond
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Drummond is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond