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 Sleepy Eye had a population of 1,513 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sleepy Eye had a population of 3,329 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sleepy Eye, with the one closest to Sleepy Eye listed first.
- Iberia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leavenworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Essig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Ulm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Comfrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfillan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
- Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gibbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sanborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grogan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Madelia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Bernadotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
- Winthrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
- North Redwood
(25 miles [40.2 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 Sleepy Eye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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