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 Lake Mills had a population of 604 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake Mills had a population of 1,987 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Somber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Emmons
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Leland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Twin Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fertile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kiester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amund
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Northwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Miller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miller is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Kensett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albert Lea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Hayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Manly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Lake Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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