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 Alpha in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alpha. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alpha listed first.
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Dunnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sherburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Superior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Estherville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dolliver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Spirit Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bingham Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Mountain Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Sioux Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Okoboji
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallingford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Butterfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- South Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Okabena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Heron Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
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 Alpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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