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 De Smet had a population of 541 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, De Smet had a population of 1,057 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from De Smet, with the one closest to De Smet listed first.
- Lake Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Erwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
- Success ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Success is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Esmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iroquois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hetland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pitrodie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pitrodie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
- Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ramona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cavour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Howard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hayti
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheffield is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Vilas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sinai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carlton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Hazel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Naples
(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 De Smet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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