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 Bird Island had a population of 441 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bird Island had a population of 949 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bird Island, with the one closest to Bird Island listed first.
- Olivia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bechyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bechyn is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
- Lake Lillian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cosmos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Renville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Redwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Svea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prinsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Delhi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Rosendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilfillan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
- Cedar Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belview is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Willmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Gibbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 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 Bird Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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