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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>

Beaver itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Elba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elba is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Oakridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakridge is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
  • Weaver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Altura
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Minneiska
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Plainview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Rollingstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Whitman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Whitman is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Cochrane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellogg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elgin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
  • Midland Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Midland Junction is located in Wabasha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Junction
  • Saint Charles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Utica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Alma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lewiston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Minnesota City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Herold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Herold is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
  • Viola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockton is located in Winona County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Fountain City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Anchorage ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Eyota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wabasha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Millville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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