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, Merton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
- Clinton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Owatonna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Moland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Walcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Pratt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Steele Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Skyberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
- Faribault
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- West Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bixby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bixby is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Nerstrand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
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- River Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Morristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lemond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Dodge Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioja
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
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 Merton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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