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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 Ash Creek had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ash Creek, with the one closest to Ash Creek listed first.

  • Steen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kanaranzi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Luverne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ellsworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bruce is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Edna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Larchwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Alvord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Adrian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Benclare
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Benclare is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
  • Booge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Booge is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
  • Hardwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • George
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • George is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <2>
  • Little Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Doon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Doon is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doon <2>
  • Rowena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Garretson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <2>
  • Corson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Corson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
  • Brandon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <2>

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 Ash Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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