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 Windom had a population of 835 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Windom had a population of 4,403 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Wilder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Bingham Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heron Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Okabena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lakefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Storden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Butterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Odin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Comfrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lime Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lime Creek is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Sanborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fulda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sioux Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Sherburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lamberton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Saint James
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Revere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 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 Windom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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