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, Shell Lake had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shell Lake had a population of 1,318 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shell Lake, with the one closest to Shell Lake listed first.
- Spooner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bashaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barronett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barronett is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronett
- Haugen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Nobleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Clam Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Comstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
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- Rice Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Almena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Almena is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Barron
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Barron County
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- Minong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Turtle Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lehigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lehigh is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Reserve
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bunyan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hayward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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 Shell Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |