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 Washburn had a population of 3,039 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Washburn had a population of 2,049 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Washburn, with the one closest to Washburn listed first.
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashland Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Junction
- White River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- La Pointe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odanah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moquah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benoit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ino is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
- Sanborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sanborn is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Marengo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Birch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birch is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sedgwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgwick is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Topside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Topside is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- High Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pike River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pike River is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
- Iron River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Iron River is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
- Mellen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mellen is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Drummond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drummond is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Muskeg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Muskeg is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskeg
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 Washburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |