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>
While we didn't find Belle Plaine in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Belle Plaine. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
- Gotha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Assumption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Saint Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Prague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cologne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Carver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlgren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Isle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Le Sueur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Patrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lydia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Marystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Young America
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Augusta is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waconia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(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 Belle Plaine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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