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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Minong had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Minong had a population of 506 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Minong, with the one closest to Minong listed first.
- Hayward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Spooner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Phipps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
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- Sauntry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
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- Bashaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
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- Shell Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Reserve
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
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- Cable
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Hawthorne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 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 Minong, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |