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

  • Milltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
  • Ethan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alexandria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Emery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgewater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fulton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Farmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmer is located in Hanson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Olivet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Tripp
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <2>
  • Spencer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Menno
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Freeman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Delmont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Farwell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Farwell is located in Hanson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Mount Vernon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Grandview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Canistota
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Armour
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (28 miles [45.1 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 New Elm Springs Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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