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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 in 1895, Ghent had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ghent had a population of 361 people.

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

  • Minneota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Valley is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Lynd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Taunton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Russell is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Amiret
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Leo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Porter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Wilno
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wilno is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilno
  • Burchard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Burchard is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
  • Hanley Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazel Run
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Balaton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wood Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Clarkfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Tyler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Garvin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Garvin is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Boyd
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Tracy
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Vesta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Canby
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <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 Ghent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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