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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 Medary in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Medary. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Medary listed first.

  • Brookings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Aurora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bushnell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bushnell is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Volga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Volga is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <2>
  • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
  • Sinai
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Flandreau
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Colman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Egan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bruce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bruce is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <2>
  • Sioux Falls Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
    • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
  • Ward
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • White
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <2>
  • Wentworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brant Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
  • Trent
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Airlie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
  • Verdi
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Verdi is located in Lincoln County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
  • Ramona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Chester
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Cazenovia
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  • Lake Benton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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