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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 Lyons had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Lyons had a population of 632 people.

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

  • Baltic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <3>
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
  • Dell Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Humboldt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
  • Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brant Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sioux Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
  • Montrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Corson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
    • Corson is located in Minnehaha County
  • Trent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
    • Trent is located in Moody County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <3>
  • Brandon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <3>
  • East Sioux Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sioux Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
    • East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
  • Garretson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
    • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <3>
  • Colman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Wentworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sherman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sioux Falls Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
    • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
  • Shindler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shindler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
    • Shindler is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shindler
    • From Lyons to Shindler
  • Rowena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
    • Rowena is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowena <3>
  • Orland ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
    • Orland is located in Lake County
  • Harrisburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Booge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
    • Booge is located in Minnehaha County
  • Egan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Egan is located in Moody County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <3>

The official website for Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/

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 Lyons, 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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