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, Downer had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downer, with the one closest to Downer listed first.
- Baker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Barnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muskoda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Muskoda is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
- Sabin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sabin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Glyndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rollag
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rollag is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
- Hawley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Tansem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tansem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansem
- Dilworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finkle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Finkle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
- Lawndale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Winnipeg Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winnipeg Junction is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg Junction
- Moorhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Averill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Averill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Wild Rice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Hickson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hickson is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
- Norwegian Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
- Wolverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolverton is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hitterdal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hitterdal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Fargo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Christine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cormorant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cormorant is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
- Horace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kragnes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kragnes is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
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 Downer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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