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 Berlin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Berlin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Berlin listed first.
- Hughs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Owasa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Steamboat Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eldora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Abbott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
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- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
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- Robertson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
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- Lawn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Secor ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Secor is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
- Iowa Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Gifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ackley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Whitten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Faulkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Burdette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Radcliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
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- Liscomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 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 Berlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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