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 Wirock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wirock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wirock listed first.
- Iona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Slayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lime Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lime Creek is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Kinbrae
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Lowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Lake Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Brewster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Westbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rushmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Adrian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Org
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Okabena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Storden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Current Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Current Lake is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Garvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
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 Wirock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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