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 Burr Oak had a population of 203 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Prosper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Bluffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Springwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lenora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
- Kendallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Decorah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Cresco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quandahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Florenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Granger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Choice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
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 Burr Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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