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, Alpena had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alpena had a population of 278 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alpena, with the one closest to Alpena listed first.
- Virgil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woonsocket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wessington Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- James Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wolsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forestburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Cavour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Broadland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Broadland is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Letcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crow Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
- Wessington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Artesian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bonilla is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
- Iroquois
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Alpena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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