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 Aurora had a population of 412 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Aurora had a population of 866 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
- Bushnell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brookings
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Volga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flandreau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Verdi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Verdi is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Sinai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Egan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Hendricks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toronto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Colman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Airlie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Cazenovia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Estelline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wentworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brandt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brant Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
- Pipestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Tyler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <2>
- Dempster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dempster is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
- Wilno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilno is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilno
- Hetland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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