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 Carpenter had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carpenter had a population of 108 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Meltonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- Otranto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otranto is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Bolan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Saint Ansgar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mona is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
- Lyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Deer Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Kensett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Northwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stacyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Manly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Osage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Varco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Varco is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Plymouth Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Rock Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Little Cedar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Rose Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Carpenter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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