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 Blue Earth had a population of 1,569 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blue Earth had a population of 3,098 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Earth, with the one closest to Blue Earth listed first.
- Pilot Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Elmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Winnebago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delavan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Huntley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Rake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Ledyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nashville Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Fairmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Amund
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Willow Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minnesota Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swea ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swea is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
- Kiester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mapleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Armstrong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Good Thunder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Welcome
(25 miles [40.2 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 Blue Earth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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