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 Spencer had a population of 325 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Spencer had a population of 145 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spencer, with the one closest to Spencer listed first.
- Farmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Emery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canistota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Vilas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vilas is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Roswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roswell is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Howard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winfred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ethan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- Orland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Artesian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Letcher
(29 miles [46.7 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 Spencer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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