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 Mountain Lake had a population of 323 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mountain Lake had a population of 2,044 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Lake, with the one closest to Mountain Lake listed first.
- Bingham Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Odin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Comfrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Saint James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Grogan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Leavenworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Storden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Heron Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Lakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sherburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Okabena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Iberia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Cobden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Welcome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hanska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Eye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lamberton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 Mountain Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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