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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 Old Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.

  • Milford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Arnolds Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Okoboji
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spirit Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Spencer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Superior
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Everly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Everly is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Dickens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickens is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Lake Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Estherville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • May City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • May City is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
  • Sioux Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
  • Wallingford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Harris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Hartley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
  • Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Greenville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Graettinger
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Ocheyedan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jackson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jackson is located in Jackson County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Round Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Osgood
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Ayrshire
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakefield
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Dunnell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 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 Old Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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