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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 in 1895, Rush River had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rush River, with the one closest to Rush River listed first.

  • Norseland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
    • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
  • New Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
    • New Rome is located in Sibley County
  • Le Sueur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Sweden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
  • Ottawa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
  • Henderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Peter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaylord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oshawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
  • Kasota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bernadotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernadotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
    • Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
  • Nicollet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
    • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <3>
  • Cleveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Henry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
    • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
  • Saint Thomas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
  • Green Isle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Isle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Isle
    • Green Isle is located in Sibley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Isle <3>
  • New Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
    • New Auburn is located in Sibley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Auburn <3>
  • Winthrop
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
  • Assumption
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Assumption is located in Carver County
  • Hamburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Carver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Courtland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Marysburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
  • Union Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Scott County

The official website for Sibley County: www.co.sibley.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 Rush River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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