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 Chester had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Brant Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dell Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Baltic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Egan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flandreau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winfred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ellis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Sinai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garretson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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