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>
Elton itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elton, with the one closest to Elton listed first.
- Round Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Valley is also located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Westerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Broken Bow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broken Bow is also located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Broken Bow has also been known as:
- Brokenbow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <2>
- Berwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wescott is also located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
- Sargent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Union ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Union was located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Lillian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lillian is also located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Walworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walworth is also located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Gates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is also located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Merna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ansley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Helena is also located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dale was located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Geranium ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Geranium was located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geranium
- Kent ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kent was located in Loup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mason City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anselmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Almeria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Almeria is located in Loup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
- Burwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Callaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is also located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Cumro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumro was located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro
- Elyria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs was located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
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 Elton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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