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 Matawan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Matawan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Matawan listed first.
- Freeborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Minnesota Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Alma City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Alden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Lemond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Clarks Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waseca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Janesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Albert Lea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Beauford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Delavan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- River Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
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 Matawan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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