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, South Branch had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Saint James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grogan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Odin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Nashville Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Willow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Madelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Welcome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Hanska
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Amboy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Mountain Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winnebago
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lake Crystal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Comfrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Bingham Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Iberia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Good Thunder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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 South Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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