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 in 1895, German Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from German Valley, with the one closest to German Valley listed first.
- Buffalo Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Wesley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Crystal Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Ledyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sexton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hutchins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Britt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Algona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stilson is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Seneca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Amund
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corwith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Forest City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Swea ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swea is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
- Fenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Miller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
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 German Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |