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

• Muskeg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Muskeg is located in Bayfield County
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• Iron River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Iron River is located in Bayfield County
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• Topside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Topside is located in Bayfield County
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• Brule
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brule is located in Douglas County
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• Blueberry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Blueberry is located in Douglas County
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• Ino
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ino is located in Bayfield County
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• Maple
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple is located in Douglas County
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• Moquah
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
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• Two Harbors
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Harbors is located in Lake County (MN)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
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• Pike River
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Pike River is located in Bayfield County
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• Poplar
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar is located in Douglas County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Benoit
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
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• Ashland Junction
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
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• Washburn
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
• Clifton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Clifton is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
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• Ashland
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Bayfield
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Cutter
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Cutter is located in Douglas County
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• Mason
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• La Pointe
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • La Pointe is located in Ashland County
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• Hawthorne
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people