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 Darfur in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Darfur. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Darfur listed first.
- Comfrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Mountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavenworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Odin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bingham Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Cobden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Grogan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Sleepy Eye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Windom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Hanska
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sanborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Evan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Madelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Essig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Wilder
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Lamberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Storden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- New Ulm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
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 Darfur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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