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 Waconia had a population of 441 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waconia had a population of 12,415 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waconia, with the one closest to Waconia listed first.
- Coney Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coney Island is also located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Cologne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta is also located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Saint Bonifacius
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Young America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dahlgren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dahlgren is also located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Victoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minnetrista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gotha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gotha is also located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
- Carver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazeltine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hazeltine is also located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is also located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- New Germany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is also located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Chaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is also located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Assumption
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption is also located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Merriam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Excelsior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Minnetonka Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
- Lester Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Waconia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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