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 Churchill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Churchill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Churchill listed first.
- Hector
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Buffalo Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cosmos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bird Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Cedar Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Lake Lillian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Olivia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rosendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Brownton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Biscay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Biscay is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Fairfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gibbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sumter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sumter is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Svea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Atwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roseland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Bechyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bechyn is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
- Morton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Darwin
(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 Churchill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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