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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, Hills had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hills had a population of 647 people.

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

  • Bruce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bruce is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Steen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Steen is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Manley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Manley is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
  • Benclare
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Benclare is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
  • Larchwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Beaver Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Valley Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ash Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ash Creek is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
  • Booge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Booge is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
  • Rowena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Granite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Rock Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Luverne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <2>
  • Alvord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Corson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Corson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
  • East Sioux Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
  • Kanaranzi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shindler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Shindler is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
  • Garretson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <2>
  • Inwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Edna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Magnolia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Sherman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sherman is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Ellsworth
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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