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>
Renova itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Renova, with the one closest to Renova listed first.
- Dexter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sargeant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waltham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Grand Meadow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oslo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Varco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Taopi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taopi is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- High Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Racine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Dell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Johnsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stewartville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
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 Renova, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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