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 Beacon had a population of 570 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Beacon had a population of 488 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
- Oskaloosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Givin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Exeelsior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eveland is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveland
- Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bussey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frederic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Harvey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tioga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 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 Beacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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