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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>

While we didn't find Osceola in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Osceola. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Osceola listed first.

  • Franconia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Farmington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Farmington is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmington
  • Nye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nye is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
  • Shafer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <2>
  • Otisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Croix Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylors Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Scandia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Center City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lindstrom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chisago City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Star Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Maple Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Island is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
  • Almelund
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Somerset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Little Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Little Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Deronda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Arcola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Arcola is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Balsam Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Kost
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kost is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
  • Stacy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • New Richmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanton is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Volga ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Osceola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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