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 Lampson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lampson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lampson listed first.
- Minong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Spooner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hayward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Shell Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Bashaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Phipps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Reserve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Nobleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Barronett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Haugen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Sauntry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Cable
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washburn County: www.co.washburn.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 Lampson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |