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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>

While we didn't find Lakewood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lakewood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.

  • Edna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edna is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Doon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alvord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • George
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hull
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Lester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Perkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Perkins is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Rock Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Steen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Inwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Boyden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyden is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Matlock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellsworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ash Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
  • Little Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 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>
  • Larchwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Middleburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Middleburg is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Kanaranzi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bruce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Fairview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sioux Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ritter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ritter is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Ashton
    (18 miles [29 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 Lakewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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