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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alvord had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alvord had a population of 210 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alvord, with the one closest to Alvord listed first.

  • Doon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Inwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Rock Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rock Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Edna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Larchwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <2>
  • Fairview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Perkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Steen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bruce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Hull
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hull is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
  • Canton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Beloit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ash Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Benclare
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Benclare is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
  • George
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Granite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Rowena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Manley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Boyden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellsworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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