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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 in 1895, Monroe had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Monroe had a population of 156 people.

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

  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Canistota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bridgewater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hurley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lennox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Spring Valley is located in Turner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Ellis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Emery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Lyons
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Menno
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Menno is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <2>
  • Worthing
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sioux Falls
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Spencer
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Olivet
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayfield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
  • Shindler
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Shindler is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
  • Franklin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Franklin is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
  • Farmer
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmer is located in Hanson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people

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