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 Buffalo Lake had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Buffalo Lake had a population of 678 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Lake, with the one closest to Buffalo Lake listed first.
- Hector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stewart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is also located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Brownton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bird Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cosmos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gibbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hutchinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sumter is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Biscay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Biscay is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Winthrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Olivia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Lillian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Morton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bechyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bechyn is also located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
- Beaver Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Falls is also located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Buffalo Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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