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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 Henderson had a population of 909 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Henderson had a population of 920 people.

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

  • Le Sueur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Thomas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rush River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
    • Rush River is located in Sibley County
  • New Rome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
    • New Rome is located in Sibley County
  • Ottawa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Henry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
    • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
  • Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Isle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Assumption
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Assumption is located in Carver County
  • Norseland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
    • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
  • Hamburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Peter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Heidelberg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Heidelberg
    • From Henderson to Heidelberg
  • Gotha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gotha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Gotha is located in Carver County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gotha
    • From Henderson to Gotha
  • Gaylord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • New Sweden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Sweden
    • From Henderson to New Sweden
  • Kasota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • New Prague
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jordan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Carver County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
  • Young America
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
    • Young America is located in Carver County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <2>
  • Cordova
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • East Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
    • East Union is located in Carver County
  • Cologne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Cologne is located in Carver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <2>

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

The official website for Sibley County: www.co.sibley.mn.us/

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 Henderson, 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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