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 Good Thunder had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Good Thunder had a population of 566 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Good Thunder, with the one closest to Good Thunder listed first.
- Vernon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Center is also located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Former name for Vernon Center:
- Vernon Centre
- Beauford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beauford is also located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is also located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Sterling Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling Center is also located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Former name for Sterling Center:
- Sterling Centre
- Rapidan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rapidan is also located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Mapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is also located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
- Lake Crystal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is also located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Mankato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mankato is also located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
- Judson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is also located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Eagle Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Former name for Nashville Center:
- Nashville Centre
- Delavan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Minnesota Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winnebago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alma City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Madelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Madison Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nicollet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Janesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Marysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
- Kasota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oshawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
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 Good Thunder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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