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 Bluffton had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Burr Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kendallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prosper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Decorah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cresco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lenora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
- Conover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Highlandville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spillville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nordness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Newhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Henrytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Granger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Bonair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
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 Bluffton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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