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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, Mayer had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mayer had a population of 2,320 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mayer, with the one closest to Mayer listed first.

  • Hollywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Carver County
  • New Germany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
    • New Germany is located in Carver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Germany <4>
  • Waconia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waconia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waconia
    • Waconia is located in Carver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waconia <4>
  • Watertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coney Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Coney Island is located in Carver County
  • Young America
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
    • Young America is located in Carver County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <4>
  • Saint Bonifacius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bonifacius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bonifacius
    • Saint Bonifacius is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bonifacius <4>
  • Lester Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Norwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Carver County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
  • Cologne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Cologne is located in Carver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <4>
  • Minnetrista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnetrista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetrista
    • Minnetrista is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetrista <4>
  • Winsted
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsted have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
    • Winsted is located in McLeod County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <4>
  • Plato
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Plato is located in McLeod County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <4>
  • Hamburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Carver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Augusta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Augusta is located in Carver County
  • Victoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in Carver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
  • Delano
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gotha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gotha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Gotha is located in Carver County
  • Dahlgren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dahlgren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
  • Montrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Assumption
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Assumption is located in Carver County
  • Spring Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Glencoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazeltine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
    • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
  • Maple Plain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plain
    • Maple Plain is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Plain <4>

The official website for Mayer: www.mayer.govoffice.com/

The official website for Carver County: www.co.carver.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Mayer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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