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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 Alma City had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alma City, with the one closest to Alma City listed first.

  • Janesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Clair
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Otisco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Otisco is located in Waseca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
  • Waseca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Beauford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Palmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elysian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mapleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Minnesota Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Madison Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • New Richland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Waterville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mankato
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
  • Lemond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lemond is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
  • Meriden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Meriden is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Rapidan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Good Thunder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sterling Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
  • Easton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Easton is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Freeborn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Morristown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Alma City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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