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 Hesper had a population of 229 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hesper, with the one closest to Hesper listed first.
- Mabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Burr Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Highlandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prosper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riceford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Quandahl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Black Hammer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Henrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Willington Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decorah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Choice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kendallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thoten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Dorchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Hesper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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