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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>

While we didn't find Comus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Comus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Comus listed first.

  • Dundas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Dundas is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <3>
  • Millersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Rice County
  • Faribault
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Northfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shieldsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shieldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
    • Shieldsville is located in Rice County
  • Waterford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Dakota County
  • Nerstrand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Trondjem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
  • Hazelwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Hazelwood is located in Rice County
  • Dennison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Warsaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Rice County
  • Walcott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Walcott is located in Rice County
  • Webster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
  • Wheatland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Rice County
  • New Market
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Scott County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <3>
  • Wangs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
    • Wangs is located in Goodhue County
  • Stanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
  • Morristown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Medford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Steele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Deerfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Steele County
  • Kenyon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Doyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
  • Kilkenny
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Moland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
    • Moland is located in Rice County
  • Cedar Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
  • Montgomery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

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 Comus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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