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 Hector had a population of 354 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hector had a population of 1,041 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hector, with the one closest to Hector listed first.
- Buffalo Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Bird Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Cosmos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olivia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lillian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Gibbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bechyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bechyn is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
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- Hutchinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Rosendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Winthrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Redwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Redwood is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
- Sumter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sumter is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Biscay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Biscay is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Gilfillan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
- Svea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Roseland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
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 Hector, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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