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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 Ransom in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ransom. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ransom listed first.

  • Bigelow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Bigelow is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Rushmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
    • Rushmore is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Org
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Little Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Adrian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Osceola County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <3>
  • Worthington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellsworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <3>
  • Ocheyedan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnolia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kanaranzi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanaranzi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanaranzi
    • Kanaranzi is located in Rock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanaranzi <3>
  • Ashton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Osceola County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <3>
  • Round Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <3>
  • George
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • George is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <3>
  • Edna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edna
    • From Ransom to Edna
  • Harris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Brewster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Rapids
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
    • Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <3>
  • Ritter
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in O'Brien County (IA)
  • Ash Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ash Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
    • Ash Creek is located in Rock County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ash Creek
    • From Ransom to Ash Creek
  • Matlock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
    • Matlock is located in Sioux County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matlock <3>
  • May City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Luverne
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
    • Luverne is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <3>
  • Steen
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Lake Park
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Sioux Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Kinbrae
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulda
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

The official website for Nobles County: www.co.nobles.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Ransom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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