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 Willow Creek had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Creek, with the one closest to Willow Creek listed first.
- Nashville Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Amboy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Sterling Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Winnebago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good Thunder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Lake Crystal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delavan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Mapleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grogan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rapidan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beauford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Earth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Hanska
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Minnesota Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mankato
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Odin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Willow Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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