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 Dexter had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dexter had a population of 344 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
- Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Renova ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Grand Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sargeant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Brownsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taopi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taopi is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- High Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Waltham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Oslo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Hayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Varco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Stewartville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Dell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Johnsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Ostrander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Le Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Pleasant Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
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 Dexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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