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 Kerns in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kerns. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kerns listed first.
- Judson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Nicollet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oshawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
- Mankato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rapidan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Kasota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Crystal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Eagle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Peter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norseland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
- New Sweden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Good Thunder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Madison Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
- Ottawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Beauford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Saint Clair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Rush River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rush River is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Ulm
(18 miles [29 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 Kerns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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