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>
While we didn't find Jessenland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jessenland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jessenland listed first.
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Le Sueur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Rome is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Green Isle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rush River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rush River is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
- Saint Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Gotha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gotha is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norseland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
- Saint Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Young America
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gaylord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plato
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Cologne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sweden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Saint Peter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Prague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glencoe
(17 miles [27.4 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 Jessenland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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