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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>

While we didn't find Saint Francis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Saint Francis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Saint Francis listed first.

  • Upsala
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holdingford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
    • Holdingford is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <2>
  • Elmdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
  • Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Anna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
    • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
  • Burtrum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grey Eagle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grey Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Eagle
    • Grey Eagle is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grey Eagle <2>
  • Opole
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Opole. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
    • Opole is located in Stearns County
  • Swanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Wendel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Wendel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
    • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
  • North Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
  • Melrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Munich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Munich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munich
    • New Munich is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Munich <2>
  • Avon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
  • Pillsbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pillsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
  • Spaulding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Spaulding is located in Todd County
  • Royalton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Collegeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Meire Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meire Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
    • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Farming
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
    • Farming is located in Stearns County
  • Rice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <2>
  • Gregory
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Morrison County
  • Round Prairie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
    • Round Prairie is located in Todd County
  • Little Sauk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sauk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
    • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
  • Sauk Centre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.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 Saint Francis, 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.




 

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