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 Dorchester had a population of 109 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorchester, with the one closest to Dorchester listed first.
- Eitzen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quandahl
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willington Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lycurgus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Locust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- New Albin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thoten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Freeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Black Hammer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
- Springwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Riceford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hesper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Washington Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Waukon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Dorchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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