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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 Glenwood had a population of 627 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Glenwood had a population of 2,605 people.

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

  • Starbuck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Villard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
    • Lowry is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <2>
  • Terrace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
    • Terrace is located in Pope County
  • Grove Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
    • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grove Lake
    • From Glenwood to Grove Lake
  • Westport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Holmes City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooten
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
    • Brooten is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Alexandria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cyrus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
    • Cyrus is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <2>
  • Swift Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nelson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Kensington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Union
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Osakis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Sauk Centre
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Hancock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
    • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Hoffman
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clontarf
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
    • Clontarf is located in Swift County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <2>
  • Belgrade
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Brandon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Belle River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Glenwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pope County: www.mncounties3.org/pope/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Glenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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