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 Alpha had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alpha, with the one closest to Alpha listed first.
- Richfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Waucoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Navan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lawler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Turkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Donnan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Fort Atkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- West Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Festina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- New Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westgate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saude
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Calmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spillville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Protivin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Alpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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