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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>

While we didn't find McGee in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of McGee. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to McGee listed first.

  • Rockerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pactola ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pactola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
    • Pactola is located in Pennington County
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
  • Rapid City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Blackhawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Hill City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
  • Hayward ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Hayward is located in Pennington County
  • Merritt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merritt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
    • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
  • Nemo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Redfern
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
    • Redfern is located in Pennington County
  • Spokane ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spokane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
    • Spokane is located in Custer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
  • Piedmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mystic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Mystic is located in Pennington County
  • Oreville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreville
    • Oreville is located in Pennington County
  • Hermosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rochford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Tilford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
    • Tilford is located in Meade County
  • Berne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
    • Berne is located in Custer County
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Nahant
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nahant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
    • Nahant is located in Lawrence County
  • Custer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bend
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
    • Bend is located in Meade County
  • Brownsville ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
  • Galena
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Lawrence County

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 McGee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.