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 East Chain in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of East Chain. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to East Chain listed first.
- Pilot Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Fairmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swea ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swea is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
- Armstrong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Ledyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Dolliver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Blue Earth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <2>
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Winnebago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Ringsted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Nashville Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Sherburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Rake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Dell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Delavan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Hoprig
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Fenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Willow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- South Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Buffalo Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy
(24 miles [38.6 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 East Chain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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