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 Plato had a population of 130 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Plato had a population of 303 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
- Hamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Young America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lester Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Germany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biscay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gotha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cologne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winsted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coney Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coney Island is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Brownton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Rome is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Saint Bonifacius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dahlgren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Augusta is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Hutchinson
(17 miles [27.4 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 Plato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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