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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 in 1895, Harrisburg had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Harrisburg had a population of 7,126 people.

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

  • Shindler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Worthing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • East Sioux Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rowena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lennox
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Beloit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Benclare
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Larchwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Corson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Corson is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
  • Inwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Fairview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Manley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <2>
  • Booge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Booge is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
  • Hartford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Moe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Alvord
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Harrisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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