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 Waterville had a population of 937 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waterville had a population of 1,870 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waterville, with the one closest to Waterville listed first.
- Elysian
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kilkenny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Janesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Doyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Waseca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Shieldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Marysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
- Madison Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meriden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alma City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Faribault
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Eagle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Medford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Saint Clair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Clinton Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Wheatland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
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 Waterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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