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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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Watertown had a population of 362 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Watertown had a population of 4,608 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watertown, with the one closest to Watertown listed first.
- Mayer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Delano
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Bonifacius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnetrista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Germany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coney Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coney Island is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Maple Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lester Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Victoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Young America
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Howard Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cologne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Minnetonka Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Long Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hazeltine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Watertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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