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

  • Waubay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Webster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Wilmot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Goodwill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
  • Roslyn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Shore
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Corona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Twin Brooks
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Lily
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lily is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Waverly
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Browns Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Troy
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Bristol
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Bradley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Beardsley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Strandburg
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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