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 Hutchinson had a population of 1,414 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hutchinson had a population of 13,977 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hutchinson, with the one closest to Hutchinson listed first.
- Biscay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Lakeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brownton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sumter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Glencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dassel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Darwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cokato
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lester Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winsted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cosmos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hector
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Germany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rosendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Hutchinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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