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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, Thompson had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Thompson had a population of 466 people.

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

  • Leland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Leland is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Amund
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Amund is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
  • Buffalo Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Forest City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rake is located in Winnebago County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Kiester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kiester is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <2>
  • Lake Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hayfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hayfield is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • German Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
  • Miller
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Miller is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bristol is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Norman ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norman is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Mansfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mansfield is located in Freeborn County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Emmons
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Britt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Britt is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <2>
  • Dell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dell is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
  • Elmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Hutchins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
  • Fertile
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Somber
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Somber is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
  • Ledyard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Garner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Silver Lake is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Bancroft
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Wesley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Twin Lakes
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Alden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alden is located in Freeborn County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>

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