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 Mount Vernon had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Vernon had a population of 438 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plankinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Letcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ethan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Forestburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- White Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woonsocket
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Artesian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Joubert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joubert is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Farmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Wessington Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
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 Mount Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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