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 Forest City had a population of 895 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Forest City had a population of 3,986 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forest City, with the one closest to Forest City listed first.
- Miller
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Miller is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Leland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Crystal Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Fertile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Britt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amund
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Somber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Hutchins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Klemme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norman ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Buffalo Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Kiester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stilson is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- German Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Wesley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Manly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
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 Forest City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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