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 Allison had a population of 354 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Allison had a population of 965 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Butler Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bristow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dumont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shell Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aredale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aplington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parkersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Marble Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waverly Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finchford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hansell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Faulkner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Janesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ackley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dairyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
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 Allison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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