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 Jackson had a population of 720 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jackson had a population of 3,151 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Superior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sherburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spirit Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Estherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Okoboji
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Windom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Okabena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Odin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heron Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Bingham Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dolliver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Round Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Brewster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 Jackson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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