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, Essig had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Essig, with the one closest to Essig listed first.
- Sleepy Eye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iberia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Ulm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cobden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bernadotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winthrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comfrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nicollet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grogan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Sweden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gilfillan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
- Judson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Crystal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oshawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norseland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
- Gaylord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Essig, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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