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 Prior Lake had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Prior Lake had a population of 27,317 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prior Lake, with the one closest to Prior Lake listed first.
- Credit River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Shakopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lydia is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Barden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barden is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barden
- Marystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloomington Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington Ferry is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Ferry
- Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merriam is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Eden Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chanhassen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nicols
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazeltine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- New Prague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlgren
(13 miles [20.9 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 Prior Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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