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>
While we didn't find Vinje in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vinje. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vinje listed first.
- Kiester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amund
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Emmons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Buffalo Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Somber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Crystal Lake
(18 miles [29 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
- Fertile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Albert Lea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Miller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Miller is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Freeborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
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 Vinje, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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