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, Bolan had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bolan, with the one closest to Bolan listed first.
- Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kensett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Meltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- Northwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Otranto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otranto is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Plymouth Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Ansgar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Mona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mona is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Creamery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Somber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Mason City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nora Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Bolan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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