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, Forest City had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forest City, with the one closest to Forest City listed first.
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Watkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eden Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
- Grove City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dassel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Nicholas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Crow River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crow River is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
- South Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cokato
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Annandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smith Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Forest City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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