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 Butterfield had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Butterfield had a population of 582 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Butterfield, with the one closest to Butterfield listed first.
- Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Odin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Saint James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Comfrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Grogan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Windom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leavenworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Madelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hanska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Sherburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Welcome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Sleepy Eye
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Sanborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nashville Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Lakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Essig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Storden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
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 Butterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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