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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>

Ransom City itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 98 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Cayuga
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Geneseo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Geneseo is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Rutland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamlin is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Milnor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lidgerwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • De Lamere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • De Lamere is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamere
  • Forman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Havana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stiles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stiles is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
  • Wyndmere
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moselle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moselle is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
  • Brampton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Brampton is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
  • Harlem ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Harlem is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Cogswell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Kidder
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kidder is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
    • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
  • Barney
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newark
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
  • Hankinson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Nicholson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nicholson is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Straubville ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Straubville is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
  • Britton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <2>
  • Mooreton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lisbon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Venlo
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Venlo is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venlo

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