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 Grafton had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grafton had a population of 243 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Bolan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Manly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kensett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Rock Falls
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Saint Ansgar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Otranto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otranto is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Mona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mona is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
- Mason City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nora Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Osage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creamery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason City Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rudd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Stacyville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Grafton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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