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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 Caledonia had a population of 927 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Caledonia had a population of 2,754 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.

  • Willington Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheldon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Houston County
  • Wilmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilmington
    • From Caledonia to Wilmington
  • Freeburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
    • Freeburg is located in Houston County
  • Spring Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
  • Eitzen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Black Hammer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
    • Black Hammer is located in Houston County
  • Bee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Bee is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bee
    • From Caledonia to Bee
  • Houston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yucatan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yucatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
    • Yucatan is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Yucatan
    • From Caledonia to Yucatan
  • Dorchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Reno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brownsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hokah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
    • Hokah is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <4>
  • Riceford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Newhouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
    • Newhouse is located in Houston County
  • Quandahl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quandahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Quandahl
    • From Caledonia to Quandahl
  • New Albin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Money Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Genoa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Stoddard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Choice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Choice is located in Fillmore County
  • Mabel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Highlandville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bratsberg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Caledonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Caledonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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