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, Palmer had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waseca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elysian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Janesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meriden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kilkenny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alma City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Madison Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lemond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Cordova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Medford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Saint Clair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Owatonna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Faribault
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shieldsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Eagle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walcott
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Palmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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