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>
Swea itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swea, with the one closest to Swea listed first.
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Ringsted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Ledyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Dolliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
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- Fenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Hoprig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
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- Fairmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- German Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
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- Blue Earth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
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- Welcome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Graettinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Buffalo Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunnell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Estherville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cylinder
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Rake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Huntley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County (MN)
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- Sherburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Swea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |