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 Avoca had a population of 1,637 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Avoca had a population of 1,537 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Avoca, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Corley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- York Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Persia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westphalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Elk Horn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimballton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Carson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lewis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kirkman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Underwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Panama
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Avoca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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