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, Otisco had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Otisco, with the one closest to Otisco listed first.
- New Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lemond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Waseca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Alma City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- River Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Steele Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Janesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owatonna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Waterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Clarks Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Elysian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Minnesota Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Havana
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Medford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
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 Otisco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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