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 Abbott had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing
- Cleves
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robertson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ackley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Steamboat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hughs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Owasa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iowa Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aplington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Secor ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Secor is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lawn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parkersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Reeve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Hubbard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy Center
(17 miles [27.4 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 Abbott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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