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 Aurora in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Aurora. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
- Keswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thornburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Tilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Coal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- What Cheer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- North English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Sigourney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guernsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Creswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Kinross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Parnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Hayesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Tioga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Carnforth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnforth
- Nira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Victor
(16 miles [25.7 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 Aurora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |