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 Winthrop had a population of 438 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Winthrop had a population of 1,323 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Bernadotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
- Gaylord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gibbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Sweden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- New Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Brownton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sumter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
- New Ulm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rush River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rush River is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
- Fairfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Essig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Isle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nicollet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Biscay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oshawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hector
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plato
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Winthrop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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