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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wessington had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wessington had a population of 179 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wessington, with the one closest to Wessington listed first.

  • Wolsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Lawrence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bonilla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
  • Miller
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sweetland ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetland is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
  • Spottswood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spottswood is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
  • Virgil
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Broadland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Broadland is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Burdette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Burdette is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
  • Hitchcock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • James Valley Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Tulare
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Estimated population in 2014: 374 people
  • Ames
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ames is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Alpena
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Huron
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Huron is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <2>
  • Crandon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crandon is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
  • Ree Heights
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Wessington Springs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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