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 High Forest had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from High Forest, with the one closest to High Forest listed first.
- Stewartville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Meadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oslo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sargeant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Renova ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Hayfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wykoff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waltham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ostrander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 High Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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