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 Wessington Springs had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wessington Springs had a population of 899 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wessington Springs, with the one closest to Wessington Springs listed first.
- Crow Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woonsocket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Virgil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gann Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forestburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wolsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lyonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonville is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
- Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
- Letcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- James Valley Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plankinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wessington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Huron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Ames
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(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 Wessington Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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