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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 Clayton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Clayton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.

  • Milltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
  • Bridgewater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Emery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Freeman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Olivet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Menno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Menno is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <2>
  • Alexandria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ethan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Farmer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Farmer is located in Hanson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Scotland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Marion
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Tripp
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <2>
  • Fulton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Canistota
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamesville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
  • Spring Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Turner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Parker
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Delmont
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lesterville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Montrose
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Clayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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