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, Harris had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harris had a population of 158 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Ocheyedan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Round Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- May City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Okoboji
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Worthington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Org
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spirit Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hartley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ashton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Everly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Lakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Okabena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rushmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Little Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ritter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ritter is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Superior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Heron Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
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 Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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