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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>

While we didn't find North Star in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of North Star. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to North Star listed first.

  • Oshawa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
  • Nicollet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Kasota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Saint Peter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Norseland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Judson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
  • Mankato
    (9 miles [14.5 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>
  • Ottawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
  • New Sweden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
  • Cleveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rush River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Rapidan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
    • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
  • Eagle Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <3>
  • Marysburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Courtland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lake Crystal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
    • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <3>
  • Le Sueur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Henry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Bernadotte
    (15 miles [24.1 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
  • Linden
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Garden City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
  • New Rome
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Saint Clair
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <3>
  • Greenland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • New Ulm
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

The official website for Nicollet County: www.co.nicollet.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 North Star, 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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