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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>

While we didn't find Kenneth in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kenneth. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kenneth listed first.

  • Hardwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Edgerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Luverne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Adrian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kanaranzi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chandler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chandler is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Trosky
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ash Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hatfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellsworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rushmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rushmore is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Beaver Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Wilson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Woodstock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jasper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Iona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ihlen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Steen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Booge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Booge is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
  • Hadley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pipestone
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sherman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Manley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hills
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills is also located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <2>
  • Garretson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • 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>

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 Kenneth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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