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

  • Nye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Nye is located in Polk County
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  • Saint Croix Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Taylors Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Franconia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
  • Deronda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deronda is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
  • Balsam Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Volga ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Volga is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
  • Little Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Shafer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <2>
  • East Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Farmington is located in Polk County
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  • Amery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Amery is located in Polk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
  • Star Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Bunyan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunyan is located in Polk County
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  • Center City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Otisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Almelund
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Scandia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Scandia is located in Washington County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <2>
  • Cushing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cushing is located in Polk County
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  • Stanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Stanton is located in Saint Croix County
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  • Deer Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • West Denmark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • West Denmark is located in Polk County
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  • Lindstrom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Joel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Joel is located in Polk County
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  • Wolf Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • New Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
  • Clear Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake is located in Polk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
  • Chisago City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Sand Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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