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 Big Stone Colony in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Stone Colony. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Stone Colony listed first.
- Graceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Graceville is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <3>
- Barry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Barry is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
- Collis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
- Collis is located in Traverse County
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Johnson is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Beardsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
- Beardsley is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardsley <3>
- Dumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Chokio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokio
- Chokio is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chokio <3>
- Ortonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Ortonville is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <3>
- Big Stone City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone City
- Big Stone City is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone City <3>
- Browns Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Corona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Corona is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
- Odessa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
- Odessa is located in Big Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
- Wheaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Wheaton is located in Traverse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <3>
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <3>
- Donnelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Correll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Herman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Herman is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Twin Brooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Brooks is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Brooks <3>
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <3>
- Norcross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - White Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Marvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Marvin is located in Grant County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvin <3>
- Bellingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Goodwill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Big Stone County: www.bigstonecounty.org/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 Big Stone Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |