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 Dawson had a population of 418 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dawson had a population of 1,378 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
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- Lac qui Parle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Leo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montevideo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Louisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Canby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <2>
- Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bellingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Wegdahl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
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- Porter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Hazel Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Hagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hagan is located in Chippewa County
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- Correll
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Nassau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Taunton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Minneota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Granite Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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 Dawson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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