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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Artesian had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Artesian had a population of 134 people.

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

  • Forestburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
  • Farwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Farwell is located in Hanson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Roswell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Roswell is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
  • Letcher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vilas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Vilas is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Woonsocket
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Howard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Esmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Mitchell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Farmer
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmer is located in Hanson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Canova
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Cavour
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Spencer
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Iroquois
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Alpena
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
  • Winfred
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Sheffield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sheffield is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Huron
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <2>
  • Yale
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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