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 Blooming Prairie had a population of 308 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blooming Prairie had a population of 1,927 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blooming Prairie, with the one closest to Blooming Prairie listed first.
- Bixby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bixby is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waltham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- River Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Ramsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Pratt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sargeant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clarks Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oslo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Dodge Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hayward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owatonna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Varco
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kasson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wasioja
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Lemond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
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 Blooming Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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