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

  • Park Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Park Falls is located in Price County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Butternut
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fifield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Coolidge ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coolidge is located in Price County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
  • Glidden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Phillips
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Morse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Morse is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Kennan
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kennan is located in Price County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Catawba
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Worcester
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mellen
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people

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