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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>

While we didn't find Bergen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bergen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bergen listed first.

  • Bingham Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Windom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <2>
  • Mountain Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wilder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wilder is located in Jackson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Lakefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Odin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Odin is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Butterfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Okabena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Okabena is located in Jackson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Sherburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Heron Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Dunnell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunnell is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Welcome
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sioux Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
  • Saint James
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Comfrey
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • South Branch
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • South Branch is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
  • Storden
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Dundee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dundee is located in Nobles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Brewster
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Brewster is located in Nobles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Superior
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Superior is located in Dickinson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <2>
  • Kinbrae
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Spirit Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Grogan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan

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