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 Spirit Lake had a population of 782 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Spirit Lake had a population of 5,251 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spirit Lake, with the one closest to Spirit Lake listed first.
- Okoboji
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Superior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Estherville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sioux Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallingford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dunnell
(18 miles [29 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
- May City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dickens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Round Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Everly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Graettinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocheyedan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Okabena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Dolliver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hartley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
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 Spirit Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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