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, Dickens had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dickens had a population of 168 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dickens, with the one closest to Dickens listed first.
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayrshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graettinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Everly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Osgood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Curlew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmetsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wallingford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Okoboji
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spirit Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Estherville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Superior
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hoprig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cylinder
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Hartley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rodman
(25 miles [40.2 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 Dickens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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