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 Madison had a population of 1,736 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Madison had a population of 7,064 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Orland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Ramona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winfred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Colman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sinai
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oldham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Howard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Canova
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Egan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dell Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trent
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Volga
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flandreau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Madison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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