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 Northwood had a population of 859 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Northwood had a population of 1,958 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Gordonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Deer Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Kensett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Bolan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meltonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Somber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Manly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Otranto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Otranto is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Twin Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Mona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mona is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
- Lyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hayward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emmons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Norman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Plymouth Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Saint Ansgar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Albert Lea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Northwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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