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 Webb Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Webb Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Webb Lake listed first.
- Bashaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Minong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Spooner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Shell Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Clam Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Barronett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Sauntry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Webb Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |