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 Spencer had a population of 1,813 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Spencer had a population of 10,989 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spencer, with the one closest to Spencer listed first.
- Dickens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Everly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Okoboji
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hartley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ayrshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spirit Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Graettinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- May City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Osgood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Superior
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Curlew
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Emmetsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Estherville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Primghar
(24 miles [38.6 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 Spencer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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