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Adams

Adams is a city in Adams Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 683 at the 2020 census.

Adams Area Historical Society

Adams Now & Then Facebook Group

Cities and Towns in the United States

City of Adams Website

Facebook Page

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Sacred Heart Catholic School

Southland School District

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Wikipedia

 

Austin

Austin is a city in, and the county seat of, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

The population was 26,174 at the 2020 census.

Austin Daily Herald

Austin Firsts

Austin Public Schools

Austin Public Schools Superintendents, 1869-1906

Austin Register Building Collapses

Austin’s Early Mayors, 1869-1881

Austin History

Cities and Towns in the United States

City of Austin Website

Discover Austin

Flood of 1903 - (3/29/2011)

Kinsman’s Greenhouse

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Opera House & 400-block Fire (2009)

Pacelli Alumni, 1914-1940

Pacelli Catholic Schools

Sheriff’s Boys Ranch

Street Views from Geographic.org

Temperance League, 1856

Wikipedia

You know you are from Austin Minnesota when........ Facebook Group

 

Brownsdale

Brownsdale is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population

was 633 at the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

City of Brownsdale Website

Hayfield Community Schools

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Dexter

Dexter is a city Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 324

at the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

City of Dexter Website

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Southland School District

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Elkton

Elkton is a city in Marshall Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 130 at the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

Elkton Now & Then Facebook Group

Facebook Page

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Southland School District

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Grand Meadow

Grand Meadow is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The city is

on the boundary between Grand Meadow Township and Frankford Township,

and it is politically independent of both townships. The population was 1,127 at

the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

City of Grand Meadow Website

Grand Meadow School

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

 

LeRoy

Le Roy is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States, surrounded by Le Roy Township. The population was 957 at the 2020 census.[3] Lake Louise State Park is just outside the town.

Cities and Towns in the United States

City of LeRoy Website

Facebook Page

Ghosts of LeRoy

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

LeRoy-Ostrander Public School

MapQuest

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Lyle

Lyle is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The city lies on the north side of the Iowa border. The population was 522 at the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

City of Lyle Website

History of Lyle, Minnesota

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

Lyle burns to ground, 1891 

Lyle Historical Society

Lyle Hormel Employees story, 1947 -- (1/23/2011)

Lyle Public School

Lyle Tornado - 1897 --

MapQuest

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Mapleview

Mapleview is a city in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb of Austin, the county seat. The population was 144 at the 2020 census,

Cities and Towns in the United States

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Wikipedia

 

Racine

Racine is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 458 at the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Rose Creek

Rose Creek is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 397 at the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

Facebook

History of Rose Creek

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Rose Creek History 

Rose Creek Now & Then Facebook Group

Southland School District

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Sargeant

Sargeant is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 63 at the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Sargeant Township Website

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Taopi

Taopi is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 61 at the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

Facebook Page

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Southland School District

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Waltham

Waltham is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 164 at the 2020 census.

Cities and Towns in the United States

LakesnWoods-A Guide to Minnesota Communities

MapQuest

Street Views from Geographic.org

Wikipedia

 

Unincorporated Community and Census-Designated Place (CDP)

 

Lansing

Lansing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 132 as of the 2020 census.

Lansing Township Website | MapQuest | Street Views from Geographic.org | Wikipedia

 

Unincorporated Communities

 

Andyville

Andyville is an unincorporated community in Lansing Township, Mower

County, Minnesota, United States.

 

Corning

Corning is an unincorporated community in Newry and Moscow Townships in

Freeborn County and Udolpho and Lansing Townships in Mower County,

Minnesota, United States.

 

Johnsburg

Johnsburg is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Mower

County, Minnesota, United States.

 

Mayville

Mayville is an unincorporated community in Waltham Township, Mower

County, Minnesota, United States.

Nicolville

Nicolville is an unincorporated community in Red Rock and Windom Townships, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

 

Ramsey

Ramsey is an unincorporated community in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

Wikipedia

 

Renova

Renova is an unincorporated community in Dexter Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

Wikipedia

 

Varco

Varco is an unincorporated community in Austin Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

 

Townships

 

Mower County's land is divided into 20 townships that each contain 36 square miles (six miles on a side). Mower County is five townships wide (30 miles west to east) and four townships from north to south (24 miles).

 

Adams

Austin

Bennington

Clayton

Clayton Township Origins Article

 

Dexter

Frankford

Grand Meadow

Lansing

Le Roy

Lodi

Lyle

Marshall

Nevada

Pleasant Valley

Racine

Red Rock

Sargeant

Udolpho

Waltham

Windom

 

Ghost Towns of Mower County

 

Cedar City

Early Days in Cedar City

Wikipedia

Frankford

Pioneers of Frankford

Hamilton

 

Madison

 

Troy City

Wikipedia

Two Rivers

 

A Brief History of the Bear Creek Community (PDF)

 

Small Towns of Mower County Article

 

Ghost Towns of Mower County from “The History of Mower County” 1911

 

Video: Ghost Towns of Mower County on KSMQ's Off 90 (Sponsored by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment)

 

Communities and Ghost Towns

This map was created by Kathy McAlister Pike, using old maps and historical information. Copyright 2004. Used by permission.

 

 

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