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)
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
- 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)
- Frederick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ordway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ordway is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
- Estimated population in 2014: 306 people
- Plana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plana is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plana
- Ludden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ludden is located in Dickey County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Port Emma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Port Emma is located in Dickey County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
- Guelph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winship
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winship is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
- Silverleaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
- 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)
- Britton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Straubville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pierpont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kidder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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. |
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