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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 Houghton had a population of 206 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2014, Houghton had a population of 3,503 people.

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

  • Hecla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
    • Hecla is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <3>
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Huffton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
    • Huffton is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 316 people
  • Claremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Putney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Amherst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Westport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <3>
  • Frederick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ordway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
    • Ordway is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 306 people
  • Plana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plana
    • Plana is located in Brown County
  • Ludden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
    • Ludden is located in Dickey County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Port Emma ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
    • Port Emma is located in Dickey County (ND)
  • Guelph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Winship
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
    • Winship is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
  • Silverleaf
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silverleaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
    • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County (ND)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Silverleaf
    • From Houghton to Silverleaf
  • James
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to James
    • From Houghton to James
  • Spain
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
    • Spain is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
  • Bath
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Langford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Groton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Groton is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
  • Britton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Britton is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <3>
  • Newark
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Aberdeen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <3>
  • Straubville ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierpont
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierpont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
    • Pierpont is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierpont <3>
  • Kidder
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

The official website for Brown County: www.brown.sd.us/

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 Houghton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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