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 Rochester had a population of 5,321 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rochester had a population of 119,862 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Rock Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oronoco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stewartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eyota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Potsdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Troy is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troy
- Mantorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kasson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oslo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Pine Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Racine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jarrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wasioja
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
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 Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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