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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 in 1895, Cottonwood had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cottonwood had a population of 1,223 people.

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

  • Hanley Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Green Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Wood Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Hazel Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Ghent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <2>
  • Vesta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Clarkfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Minneota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Granite Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Belview is located in Redwood County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Lynd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wegdahl
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegdahl
  • Taunton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Amiret
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Amiret is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
  • Boyd
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <2>
  • Saint Leo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Delhi
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Delhi is located in Redwood County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Maynard
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Montevideo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Russell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell is located in Lyon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Porter
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Renville
    (25 miles [40.2 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 Cottonwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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