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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, Wheatland had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.

  • Trondjem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
  • Montgomery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Doyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
  • Shieldsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shieldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
    • Shieldsville is located in Rice County
  • Millersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Rice County
  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Prague
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Heidelberg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Cedar Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
  • New Market
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Scott County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <2>
  • Saint Patrick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
  • Hazelwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Hazelwood is located in Rice County
  • Union Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Scott County
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
  • Kilkenny
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cordova
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
  • Dundas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Dundas is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <2>
  • Lydia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
    • Lydia is located in Scott County
  • Saint Thomas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
  • Warsaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Rice County
  • Faribault
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Northfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jordan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Credit River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Credit River is located in Scott County
  • Saint Henry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
    • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
  • Morristown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Waterford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Dakota County

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Wheatland, 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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