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 Skyline in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Skyline. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Skyline listed first.
- Rapidan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Mankato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Lake Crystal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Good Thunder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beauford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Saint Clair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kasota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oshawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
- Madison Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicollet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
- Vernon Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Saint Peter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Sterling Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Janesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Ottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elysian
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
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 Skyline, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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