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 Olivia had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Olivia had a population of 2,310 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Olivia, with the one closest to Olivia listed first.
- Bird Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bechyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bechyn is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
- Renville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roseland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lillian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
- Hector
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Redwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Svea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cosmos
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belview is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfillan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rosendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clara City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <2>
- Willmar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
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 Olivia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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