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 Paynesville had a population of 352 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Paynesville had a population of 2,531 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Roscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Crow River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crow River is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
- Manannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manannah is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
- Eden Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farming is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
- Saint Nicholas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Spicer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belgrade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belgrade is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Grove City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Atwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forest City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- New Munich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meire Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Litchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Norway Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Norway Lake is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 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 Paynesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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