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 Windom had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Windom had a population of 125 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Little River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Langley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marquette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saxman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McPherson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hilton is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Freemount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freemount is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount
- Freemount has also been known as:
- Freemont City
- West Johnson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Johnson is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Johnson
- West Johnson has also been known as:
- Johnstown
- Medora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Elyria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Geneseo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Venango
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Nickerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buhler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsborg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 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 Windom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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