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 Alden had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alden had a population of 642 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alden, with the one closest to Alden listed first.
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is also located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mansfield is also located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Freeborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is also located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is also located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Albert Lea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is also located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Kiester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norman was located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Emmons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emmons is also located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Clarks Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bath is also located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amund
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Lake Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Minnesota Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Dell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Somber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Gordonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonsville is also located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
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 Alden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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