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 Madelia had a population of 852 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Madelia had a population of 2,226 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Madelia, with the one closest to Madelia listed first.
- Grogan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Hanska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Lake Crystal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- South Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Vernon Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Nashville Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Amboy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Good Thunder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rapidan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Iberia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- New Ulm
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Butterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Sterling Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Nicollet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Odin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Essig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Eye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leavenworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Huntley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Winnebago
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beauford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Mankato
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oshawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
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 Madelia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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