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 Big Bend City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Bend City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Bend City listed first.
- Hagan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <3>
- Danvers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Holloway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Lac qui Parle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac qui Parle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
- Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Swift County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton <3>
- Montevideo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Montevideo is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevideo <3>
- Cerro Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Benson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Benson is located in Swift County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <3>
- Louriston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - De Graff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Clontarf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
- Clontarf is located in Swift County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <3>
- Wegdahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Murdock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Murdock is located in Swift County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Correll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Louisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Dawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <3>
- Boyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <3>
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Maynard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <3>
- Kerkhoven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerkhoven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerkhoven
- Kerkhoven is located in Swift County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerkhoven <3>
- Clara City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara City
- Clara City is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clara City <3>
- Clarkfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield
- Clarkfield is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkfield <3>
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
- Swift Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
- Swift Falls is located in Swift County
- Bellingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 Big Bend City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |