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, Aurora had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Aurora had a population of 162 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
- Lamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Hazleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bryantsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winthrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Strawberry Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oelwein
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Saint Sebald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- Otterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Maynard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thorpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thorpe is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Quasqueton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Volga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Wadena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Littleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monti
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Lima
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Westgate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
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 Aurora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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