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 Bluff Center in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bluff Center. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bluff Center listed first.
- Gayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Gayville is located in Yankton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gayville <2>
- Meckling
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckling
- Meckling is located in Clay County
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meckling <2>
- Volin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
- Volin is located in Yankton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin <2>
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Lodi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Wakonda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
- Wakonda is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <2>
- Clay Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
- Clay Point is located in Clay County
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County
- Dalesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Riverside ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Saint Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Saint Helena is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <2>
- Vermillion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
- Vermillion is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Saint James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Alsen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Yankton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
- Yankton is located in Yankton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <2>
- Bow Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
- Bow Valley is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Mayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Menominee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Burbank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Burbank is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
- Spink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Spink is located in Union County
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Emmet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Aten
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
- Aten is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Lime Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
- Lime Grove is located in Dixon County (NE)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
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 Bluff Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |