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 in 1895, Kiester had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Kiester had a population of 456 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kiester, with the one closest to Kiester listed first.
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Amund
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Rake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Emmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Lake Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Buffalo Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Somber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Silver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Freeborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albert Lea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Forest City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Blue Earth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <2>
- Minnesota Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
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 Kiester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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