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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, New Sweden had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Sweden, with the one closest to New Sweden listed first.

  • Norseland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
    • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
  • Bernadotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernadotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
    • Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
  • Rush River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
    • Rush River is located in Sibley County
  • Oshawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicollet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
    • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <3>
  • Gaylord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
    • New Rome is located in Sibley County
  • Courtland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ottawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Winthrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kasota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Peter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Judson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Le Sueur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • New Ulm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cleveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gibbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
    • Gibbon is located in Sibley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <3>
  • Linden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Brown County
  • Mankato
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
    • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <3>
  • Saint Henry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
    • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
  • Green Isle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Essig
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Crystal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Marysburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marysburg
    • From New Sweden to Marysburg

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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 New Sweden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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