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>
While we didn't find Ratna in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ratna. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ratna listed first.
- Leland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Forest City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Fertile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Miller is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Somber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Norman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Emmons
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Crystal Lake
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Creamery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Garner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amund
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Kiester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kensett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Twin Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Northwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Buffalo Center
(19 miles [30.6 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 Ratna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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