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 Rock Rapids had a population of 1,394 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rock Rapids had a population of 2,518 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Rapids, with the one closest to Rock Rapids listed first.
- Edna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Steen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Ash Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Alvord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kanaranzi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Larchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Luverne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Benclare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- Matlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Boyden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Rock Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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