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 Sumter had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sumter, with the one closest to Sumter listed first.
- New Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Biscay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Gaylord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Isle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winthrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lester Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Young America
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Germany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Assumption
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Hollywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winsted
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bernadotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
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 Sumter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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