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 Letcher had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Letcher had a population of 176 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Forestburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Farwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Woonsocket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Artesian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plankinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roswell is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wessington Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ethan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Farmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Vilas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vilas is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crow Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
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 Letcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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