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, Somber had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Somber, with the one closest to Somber listed first.
- Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Norman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Lake Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Northwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Kensett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Fertile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Manly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Bolan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
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- Deer Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Albert Lea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hayward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Meltonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- London
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
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 Somber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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