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 Eakin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Eakin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Eakin listed first.
- Onida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onida
- Onida is located in Sully County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onida <2>
- Blunt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
- Blunt is located in Hughes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blunt <2>
- Canning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Okobojo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Rousseau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Holabird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holabird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holabird
- Holabird is located in Hyde County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holabird <2>
- De Grey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Fort Pierre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierre
- Fort Pierre is located in Stanley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierre <2>
- Oahe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Gettysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Gettysburg is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <2>
- Highmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmore
- Highmore is located in Hyde County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highmore <2>
- Forest City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Potter County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sully County: www.sullycounty.net/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
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 Eakin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |