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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, Okabena had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Okabena had a population of 195 people.

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

  • Heron Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Brewster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lakefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilder
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dundee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dundee is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Kinbrae
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sioux Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Windom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <2>
  • Lime Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime Creek is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
  • Worthington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bingham Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Storden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Org
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Westbrook
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Harris
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Avoca
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Avoca is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Mountain Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Bigelow
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bigelow is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Ocheyedan
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Spirit Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Petersburg
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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