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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 Howard had a population of 778 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Howard had a population of 751 people.

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

  • Vilas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Winfred
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Roswell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roswell is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
  • Canova
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Carthage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orland ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Orland is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
  • Oldham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Artesian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Farmer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Esmond
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Farwell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
  • De Smet
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Lake Preston
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
  • Alexandria
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wentworth
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
  • Emery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Sinai
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sinai is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <2>
  • Forestburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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