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 in 1895, Albany had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Lima
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Fayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wadena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brainard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Illyria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Donnan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Randalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Maynard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Hawkeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Volga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Westgate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Saint Sebald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- Oelwein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Strawberry Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Saint Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
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 Albany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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