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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 Tonka Bay in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Tonka Bay. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Tonka Bay listed first.

  • Excelsior
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Minnetonka Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Spring Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Victoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chanhassen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Long Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hazeltine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
  • Wayzata
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minnetrista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Minnetonka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eden Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Minnetonka Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Minnetonka Mills is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Mills
  • Maple Plain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ditter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ditter is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter
  • Saint Bonifacius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chaska
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rowland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rowland is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Coney Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coney Island is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
  • Augusta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Augusta is located in Carver County
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  • Hopkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dahlgren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Carver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 Tonka Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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