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

• La Pointe
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • La Pointe is located in Ashland County
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• Bayfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Washburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
• Odanah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Odanah is located in Ashland County
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• Ashland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Ashland Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
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• White River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • White River is located in Ashland County
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• Birch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Birch is located in Ashland County
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• Moquah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
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• Sedgwick
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sedgwick is located in Ashland County
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• Benoit
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
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• Marengo
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Marengo is located in Ashland County
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• Sanborn
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Sanborn is located in Ashland County
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• Ino
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ino is located in Bayfield County
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• Mason
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• High Bridge
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
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• Topside
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Topside is located in Bayfield County
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• Pike River
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike River is located in Bayfield County
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