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 in 1895, Bear Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bear Valley, with the one closest to Bear Valley listed first.
- Mazeppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zumbro Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellechester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Oak Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Center is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- South Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Troy is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troy
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Jarrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Forest Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodhue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Willow is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- Zumbrota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oronoco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belvidere Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belvidere Mills is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Mills
- Potsdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Claybank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claybank is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Hay Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hay Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Ryan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Roscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Frontenac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wanamingo
(15 miles [24.1 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 Bear Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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