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 Brookings had a population of 1,518 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brookings had a population of 24,804 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brookings, with the one closest to Brookings listed first.
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Volga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bushnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sinai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Estelline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flandreau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Egan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Verdi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Verdi is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Hendricks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hetland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ramona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dempster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Airlie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Cazenovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Brandt
(26 miles [41.8 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 Brookings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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