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 Brandon had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brandon had a population of 10,168 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Corson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Corson is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
- East Sioux Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
- Rowena
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Benclare
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- Manley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Booge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Booge is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
- Sioux Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shindler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Granite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
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- Garretson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Beaver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Larchwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Ellis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Baltic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Steen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Dell Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luverne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 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 Brandon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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