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 Willow Lake had a population of 240 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Willow Lake had a population of 244 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Lake, with the one closest to Willow Lake listed first.
- Success ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pitrodie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pitrodie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
- Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
- Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Naples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Carlton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Erwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
- Merton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
- Hazel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Smet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
- Elrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elrod is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
- Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iroquois
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hayti
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Preston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grover is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- LaDelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- LaDelle is located in Spink County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kampeska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kampeska is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
- Estimated population in 2014: 331 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 Willow Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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