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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, Perkins had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hull
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Rock Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Doon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sioux Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Middleburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boyden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Alvord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Newkirk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Newkirk is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Matlock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Orange City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • George
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Edna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Maurice
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Maurice is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Inwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ireton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hospers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Rapids
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sheldon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Ritter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ritter is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Hawarden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Carnes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Carnes is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Struble
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Struble is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Beloit
    (20 miles [32.2 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 Perkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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