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 Padua in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Padua. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Padua listed first.
- Grove Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grove Lake is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
- Brooten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westport is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Meire Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Sauk Centre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belgrade is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Villard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Union is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Georgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- New Munich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spaulding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Lake Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Osakis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Little Sauk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Little Sauk is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
- Sunburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Saint Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grey Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Round Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Round Prairie is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- New London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starbuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Padua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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