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 Meriden had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Waseca
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lemond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Otisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Owatonna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clinton Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Steele Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Medford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Palmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- River Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Pratt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Merton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merton is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- New Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Bixby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bixby is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Faribault
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elysian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Janesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alma City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Kilkenny
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Meriden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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