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 Wadena had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wadena had a population of 235 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wadena, with the one closest to Wadena listed first.
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Illyria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Brainard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Volga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Sebald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- Clermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Osborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donnan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Randalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Strawberry Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkader
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mederville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Olaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Littleport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Communia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Communia is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
- Douglass
(15 miles [24.1 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 Wadena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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