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 in 1895, Cosmos had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cosmos had a population of 448 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cosmos, with the one closest to Cosmos listed first.
- Rosendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Cedar Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Lakeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lake Lillian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Hector
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Atwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grove City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bird Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Svea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Stewart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Olivia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Brownton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Biscay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Biscay is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Dassel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Crow River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crow River is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
- Manannah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Manannah is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
- Spicer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Cosmos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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