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 Bigelow had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bigelow had a population of 226 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bigelow, with the one closest to Bigelow listed first.
- Org
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ocheyedan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Little Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- May City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- May City is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brewster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ritter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ritter is located in O'Brien County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Sioux Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Kanaranzi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Matlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Sanborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sheldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock Rapids
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Okabena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Kinbrae
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 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 Bigelow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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