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, Avon had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Levey
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Carlisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hastie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- East Des Moines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Adelphi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Summerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Des Moines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Runnells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Saylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Valley Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Orillia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ackworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Swan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Saylorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Bondurant
(11 miles [17.7 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 Avon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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