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 Aurora Center in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Aurora Center. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Aurora Center listed first.
- New Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Joubert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joubert is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Plankinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Platte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armour
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eagle is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Delmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bijou Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
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 Aurora Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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