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 Orleans in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orleans. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orleans listed first.
- Spirit Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Okoboji
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Superior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sioux Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Estherville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wallingford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Dunnell
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Round Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- May City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Everly
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Graettinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocheyedan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Maple Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Dolliver
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Okabena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 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 Orleans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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