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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, Farming had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Farming, with the one closest to Farming listed first.

  • Saint Martin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Richmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roscoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cold Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Avon is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
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  • Lake Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • New Munich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Paynesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Anna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
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  • Spring Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Saint Nicholas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
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  • Collegeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joseph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Wendel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
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  • Melrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meire Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Watkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holdingford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
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  • Luxemburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
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  • Manannah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Manannah is located in Meeker County
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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 Farming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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