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, Oslo had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oslo, with the one closest to Oslo listed first.
- Rock Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Hayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sargeant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Waltham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- High Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Kasson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Dodge Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mantorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Brownsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stewartville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wasioja
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Lansing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Grand Meadow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Racine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Genoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
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 Oslo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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