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 Saint James had a population of 939 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint James had a population of 4,358 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Grogan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- South Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Butterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Odin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Madelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Comfrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Nashville Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Willow Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Leavenworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Bingham Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Welcome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Crystal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Eye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Sherburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cobden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Garden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Essig
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Amboy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Courtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Ulm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 James, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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