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 Northfield had a population of 2,659 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Northfield had a population of 20,756 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Waterford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dundas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dennison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Millersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nerstrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wangs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Faribault
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shieldsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cannon Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Trier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kenyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wastedo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wastedo is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastedo
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Northfield, 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. |