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 Prosper had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prosper, with the one closest to Prosper listed first.
- Burr Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Burr Oak is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr Oak <2>
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Lenora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hesper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mabel is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <2>
- Henrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
- Newhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Riceford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Kendallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Locust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Springwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Choice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Spring Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
- Black Hammer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County
- Quandahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Granger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Florenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Decorah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
- Decorah is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <2>
- Bee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Yucatan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 Prosper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |