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 Churchill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Churchill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Churchill listed first.
- Lac qui Parle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
- Watson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montevideo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Hagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hagan is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <2>
- Wegdahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegdahl
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Clarkfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Louisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Danvers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Hazel Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Louriston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Louriston is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louriston
- Correll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Granite Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bellingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Saint Leo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clara City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
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 Churchill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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