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 Alexandria had a population of 2,118 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alexandria had a population of 13,885 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osakis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belle River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miltona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leaf Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Villard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Lowry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Millerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clotho
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hoffman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Starbuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sauk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Little Sauk is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
- Erdahl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Alexandria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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