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 Watson had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Watson had a population of 192 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watson, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Montevideo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lac qui Parle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
- Milan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hagan is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Wegdahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegdahl
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Boyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <2>
- Dawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Maynard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Louriston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Louriston is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louriston
- Hazel Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Granite Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Danvers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Louisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Clara City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Leo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Hanley Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- De Graff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Correll
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
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 Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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