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 in 1895, Silver Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Somber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Emmons
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Northwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albert Lea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Hayward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Bolan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fertile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Meltonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- Kiester
(17 miles [27.4 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 Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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