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 Houston had a population of 536 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Houston had a population of 972 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Money Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sheldon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Yucatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Rushford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bratsberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hokah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Black Hammer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County
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- Hart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hart is located in Winona County
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- Witoka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Witoka is located in Winona County
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- Willington Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Choice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County
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- La Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Freeburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- River Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction is located in Houston County
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- Dresbach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dresbach is located in Winona County
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- Dakota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Riceford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pickwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pickwick is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
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 Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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