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 Shanty Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shanty Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Rock Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Kasson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oslo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mantorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- High Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Hayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioja
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Dodge Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Oronoco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sargeant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berne is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Waltham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Racine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Renova ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- West Concord
(17 miles [27.4 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 Shanty Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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