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 Lake Benton had a population of 513 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake Benton had a population of 625 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Benton, with the one closest to Lake Benton listed first.
- Verdi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verdi is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Tyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ruthton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Cazenovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Burchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burchard is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
- Wilno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilno is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilno
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Airlie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Pipestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hendricks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bushnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Current Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Current Lake is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Balaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flandreau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <2>
- Lynd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ihlen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Lowville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Brookings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 Lake Benton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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