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

  • Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mercer is located in Iron County
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  • Wellington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellington is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Woodruff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
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  • Hartley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
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    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Minocqua
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Minocqua is located in Oneida County
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  • Ramsay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
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  • Hazelhurst
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
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  • Wakefield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Bessemer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
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  • Jessieville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
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  • Thayer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Thayer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
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  • Siemens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Siemens is located in Gogebic County (MI)
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  • Ironwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
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  • Hurley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurley is located in Iron County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Thomaston
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County (MI)
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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 Manitowish Waters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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