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 De Smet in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of De Smet. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to De Smet listed first.
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seltice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Tekoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakesdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Palouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatcolet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Elberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Saint Maries
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Santa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lacon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lacon is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Steptoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rosalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fallon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fallon is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Rockford
(23 miles [37 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 De Smet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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