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 Forestburg had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2010, Forestburg had a population of 73 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forestburg, with the one closest to Forestburg listed first.
- Letcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woonsocket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Artesian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roswell is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Esmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Wessington Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cavour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Virgil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- James Valley Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Iroquois
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sheffield is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Plankinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Farmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 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 Forestburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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