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 Rapid City had a population of 2,128 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rapid City had a population of 78,864 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rapid City, with the one closest to Rapid City listed first.
- Blackhawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pactola ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
- Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bend is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
- Hayward ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hayward is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Nemo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hermosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Merritt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merritt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
- Spokane ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farmingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Farmingdale is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
- Tilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mystic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Redfern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Redfern is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
- Viewfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oreville is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreville
- Rochford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Folsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Sturgis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 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 Rapid City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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