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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 Sanborn had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sanborn had a population of 307 people.

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

  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lamberton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Revere
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Comfrey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cobden is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Storden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Leavenworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Evan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Gilfillan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
  • Westbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sleepy Eye
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Bingham Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Iberia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Windom
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <2>
  • Butterfield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Morton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Vesta
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • North Redwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Tracy
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilder
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Falls
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls

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 Sanborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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