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 Lakefield had a population of 275 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lakefield had a population of 1,602 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Okabena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Sioux Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Heron Lake
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Windom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brewster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
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- Round Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spirit Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bingham Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Okoboji
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Superior
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dunnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Mountain Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sherburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Org
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lime Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Creek is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
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 Lakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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