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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dell Rapids had a population of 993 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dell Rapids had a population of 3,666 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dell Rapids, with the one closest to Dell Rapids listed first.

  • Baltic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <2>
  • Trent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sioux Falls Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
  • Garretson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Colman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Egan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brant Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Corson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Corson is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
  • Jasper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Flandreau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Booge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Booge is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
  • Ihlen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <2>
  • Wentworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Airlie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Franklin is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
  • Ellis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Sioux Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Valley Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Sioux Falls
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
  • Manley
    (21 miles [33.8 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 Dell Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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