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, Nelson had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nelson had a population of 192 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Osakis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belle River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belle River is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Miltona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Villard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Holmes City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holmes City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
- Clotho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
- Leaf Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Little Sauk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sauk is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lowry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sauk Centre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Round Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Round Prairie is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Millerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Parkers Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Farwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Grove Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grove Lake is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
- Long Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spaulding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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