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 Minnesota Lake had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Minnesota Lake had a population of 640 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Minnesota Lake, with the one closest to Minnesota Lake listed first.
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Beauford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Alma City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Sterling Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Freeborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Good Thunder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amboy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winnebago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- New Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Vernon Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Blue Earth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <2>
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Janesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huntley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Kiester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Rapidan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
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 Minnesota Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |