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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 Schechs Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Schechs Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Schechs Mill listed first.

  • Sheldon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sheldon is located in Houston County
  • Caledonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Hammer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
    • Black Hammer is located in Houston County
  • Yucatan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yucatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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    • Yucatan is located in Houston County
  • Willington Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willington Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
    • Willington Grove is located in Houston County
  • Houston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <3>
  • Wilmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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    • Wilmington is located in Houston County
  • Riceford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
    • Riceford is located in Houston County
  • Bratsberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
    • Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
  • Money Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Money Creek is located in Houston County
  • Choice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Choice is located in Fillmore County
  • Newhouse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Newhouse is located in Houston County
  • Bee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Bee is located in Houston County
  • Freeburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
    • Freeburg is located in Houston County
  • Eitzen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
    • Eitzen is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Newburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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    • Newburg is located in Fillmore County
  • Mabel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hokah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
    • Hokah is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <3>
  • Rushford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
    • Rushford is located in Fillmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <3>
  • Dorchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Highland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Fillmore County
  • Hesper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
    • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
  • Quandahl
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quandahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Reno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Houston County
  • Brownsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • New Hartford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • New Hartford is located in Winona County
  • Peterson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
    • Peterson is located in Fillmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <3>

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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 Schechs Mill, 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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