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 Empire had a population of 10 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Vale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vale is located in Butte County
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  • Estimated population in 2014: 121 people
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• Sturgis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sturgis is located in Meade County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,978 people
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• Whitewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitewood is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
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• Snoma ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Snoma is located in Butte County
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• Crook City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
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• Saint Onge
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Saint Onge is located in Lawrence County
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  • Estimated population in 2014: 342 people
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• Tilford
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Tilford is located in Meade County
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• Galena
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena is located in Lawrence County
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• Deadwood
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
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• Piedmont
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Piedmont is located in Meade County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
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• Belle Fourche
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <2>
• Spearfish
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
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• Central City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Central City is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
• Pluma
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pluma is located in Lawrence County
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• Terraville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Terraville is located in Lawrence County
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• Lead
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lead is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <2>
• Brownsville ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
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