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 Bruce had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bruce had a population of 205 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bruce, with the one closest to Bruce listed first.
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Estelline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dempster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sinai
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toronto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hetland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Castlewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brandt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Hayti
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ramona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Appleby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bemis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Erwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Bruce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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