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 Heron Lake had a population of 496 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Heron Lake had a population of 643 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Heron Lake, with the one closest to Heron Lake listed first.
- Okabena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Wilder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Brewster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Creek is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Fulda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bingham Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Storden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sioux Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Westbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Org
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Iona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Currie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
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 Heron Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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