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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, Edna had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Rock Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • George
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alvord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Doon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellsworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ash Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Matlock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Steen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Hull
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Kanaranzi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Perkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Boyden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rock Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ritter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ritter is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Ashton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Inwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sibley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Magnolia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bruce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Larchwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Middleburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sheldon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Adrian
    (18 miles [29 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 Edna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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