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>
While we didn't find Ashland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ashland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Eldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Batavia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Agency
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Bladensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Floris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Chequest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- East Ottumwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Libertyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Abingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Dahlonega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Ottumwa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Brookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Leando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Competine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Ormanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- Belknap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Collett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Highland Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Packwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Keb ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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