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, May City had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from May City, with the one closest to May City listed first.
- Ocheyedan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hartley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sanborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Everly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Round Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sibley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bigelow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Primghar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Okoboji
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sioux Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ritter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ritter is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Archer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spirit Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sheldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Org
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gaza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Worthington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Matlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 May City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |