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 Bowlus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bowlus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bowlus listed first.
- North Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Opole
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Royalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holdingford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Upsala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Wendel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Anna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
- Swanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burtrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collegeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buckman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Belle Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pillsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grey Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Randall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sauk Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Bowlus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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