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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 Appleton had a population of 994 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Appleton had a population of 1,311 people.

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

  • Holloway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holloway is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Louisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Milan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Correll
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Correll is located in Big Stone County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Cerro Gordo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Hagan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hagan is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Bellingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Danvers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Danvers is located in Swift County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Lac qui Parle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Odessa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Watson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Clontarf
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Benson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Ortonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Nassau
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <2>
  • Montevideo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Stone City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Marietta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Hancock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyd
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <2>
  • Providence
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Chokio
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • De Graff
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • De Graff is located in Swift County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people

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