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 Northrop in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Northrop. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Northrop listed first.
- Fairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Nashville Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- South Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Winnebago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Sherburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Amboy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Blue Earth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <2>
- Saint James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Grogan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Dolliver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Vernon Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Sterling Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Madelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Swea ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Swea is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Elmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Butterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Maple Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Ledyard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
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 Northrop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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