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 in 1895, Silver Lake had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Silver Lake had a population of 806 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Biscay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biscay is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Lester Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sumter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sumter is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Germany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Cokato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Howard Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
- Dassel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Young America
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Cedar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Stewart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Green Isle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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