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 Colton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colton listed first.
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brant Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baltic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dell Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wentworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Ellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Sioux Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Egan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corson is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
- Garretson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Canistota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Sioux Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
- Flandreau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
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 Colton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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