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

  • Saint Croix Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Taylors Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Balsam Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Franconia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
  • Nye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Nye is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
  • Shafer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
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  • Deronda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Deronda is located in Polk County
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  • Cushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cushing is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Volga ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Volga is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
  • Bunyan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bunyan is located in Polk County
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  • West Denmark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • West Denmark is located in Polk County
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  • Wolf Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Almelund
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Center City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Little Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Falls is located in Polk County
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  • Lindstrom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • East Farmington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Farmington is located in Polk County
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  • Amery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Amery is located in Polk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
  • Chisago City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Otisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
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  • Star Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Kost
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kost is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
  • Scandia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scandia is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <2>
  • Joel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Joel is located in Polk County
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  • Sunrise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunrise is located in Chisago County (MN)
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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 Lamar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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