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>
While we didn't find Wells in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wells. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Freeborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minnesota Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Alden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Kiester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Delavan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- New Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Mapleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Earth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <2>
- Amund
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Twin Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Albert Lea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Otisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Alma City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Rake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Norman ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Emmons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Clarks Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sterling Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
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 Wells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |