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 Elko in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elko. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cedar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Trondjem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Credit River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Saint Patrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Millersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prior Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Prague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shieldsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Heidelberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Marystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marystown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Barden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barden is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barden
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Shakopee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Bloomington Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington Ferry is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Ferry
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 Elko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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