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

• Lehigh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lehigh is located in Barron County
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• Estella
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Estella is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
• Canton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Canton is located in Barron County
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• Chetek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Chetek is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
• Huron
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Huron is located in Chippewa County
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• Eagleton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
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• Drywood
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
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• Rice Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Rice Lake is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
• Cameron
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Cameron is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
• Eagle Point
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
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• Sand Creek
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
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• Nobleton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nobleton is located in Washburn County
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