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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 in 1895, Watkins had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Watkins had a population of 958 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Saint Nicholas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Kimball Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
- Eden Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- South Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manannah is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luxemburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Saint Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
- Roscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crow River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crow River is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
- Darwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dassel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farming is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
- Grove City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cokato
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clearwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Collegeville
(19 miles [30.6 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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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