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 Bellefountain in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bellefountain. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bellefountain listed first.
- Tracy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Olivet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bussey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Leighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Fishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Evans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Eveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eveland is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveland
- Howell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Flagler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flagler is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
- Pella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Beacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Lovilia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Givin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Oskaloosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hagerty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hagerty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
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 Bellefountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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