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, Sinai had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sinai had a population of 125 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sinai, with the one closest to Sinai listed first.
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Volga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ramona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hetland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wentworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Colman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfred
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Orland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Brant Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brant Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
- White
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Estelline
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Egan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flandreau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Erwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Sinai, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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