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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 Magnolia had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Magnolia had a population of 208 people.

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

  • Kanaranzi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Luverne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Adrian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ash Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellsworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hardwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Steen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rushmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rushmore is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Beaver Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Edna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Little Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Manley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bruce
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruce is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Lester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Valley Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Trosky
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Booge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Booge is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
  • Chandler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Chandler is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • George
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • George is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <2>
  • Bigelow
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigelow is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Org
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jasper
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sherman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • 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 Magnolia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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