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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, Okoboji had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Okoboji had a population of 803 people.

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

  • Arnolds Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Spirit Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Milford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Superior
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <2>
  • Sioux Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Estherville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
    • Estherville is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <2>
  • Petersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Petersburg
    • From Okoboji to Petersburg
  • Spencer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • May City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Everly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
    • Everly is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Dickens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Wallingford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Nobles County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <2>
  • Ocheyedan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lakefield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
    • Lakefield is located in Jackson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <2>
  • Hartley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graettinger
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunnell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
    • Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Greenville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
  • Okabena
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Osgood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
    • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
  • Maple Hill
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
  • Brewster
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Okoboji, 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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