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 Fertile had a population of 109 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fertile had a population of 356 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fertile, with the one closest to Fertile listed first.
- Creamery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Miller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miller is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Forest City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lake Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kensett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Mason City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Garner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Burchinal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Mason City Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Silver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Norman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Northwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Rock Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Bolan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
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 Fertile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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