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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, Springwater had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Springwater, with the one closest to Springwater listed first.

  • Locust
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Locust is located in Winneshiek County
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  • Decorah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Highlandville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
  • Hesper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
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  • Thoten
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
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  • Quandahl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
  • Burr Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluffton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Washington Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
  • Mabel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
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  • Nordness
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
  • Newhouse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
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  • Prosper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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  • Bee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
  • Ridgeway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Conover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Conover is located in Winneshiek County
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  • Newburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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  • Dorchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Riceford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
  • Canton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Frankville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
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  • Calmar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waukon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
  • Lenora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenora is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
  • Wilmington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
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  • Willington Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
  • Kendallville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville

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 Springwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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