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 Vernon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vernon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Oslo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Rock Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Hayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sargeant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Waltham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- High Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Dodge Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Mantorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Brownsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wasioja
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Stewartville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Grand Meadow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Racine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Blooming Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 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 Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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