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 Albert Lea had a population of 3,305 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Albert Lea had a population of 17,733 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freeborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Somber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Northwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Lake Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Albert Lea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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