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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 Canby had a population of 470 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Canby had a population of 1,645 people.

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

  • Porter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Saint Leo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Gary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gary is located in Deuel County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
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  • Providence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Taunton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilno is located in Lincoln County
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  • Hendricks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brandt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brandt is located in Deuel County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandt <2>
  • Minneota
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Toronto
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyd
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <2>
  • Madison
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Clear Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Marietta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Altamont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamont is located in Deuel County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Ghent
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarkfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Nassau
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <2>
  • Revillo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • White
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • White is located in Brookings County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <2>
  • Lac qui Parle
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
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  • Cerro Gordo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
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  • Hazel Run
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Albee
    (27 miles [43.5 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 Canby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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