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 Bremer had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bremer, with the one closest to Bremer listed first.
- Roxie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roxie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seigel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tripoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knittel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Janesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shell Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wapsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wapsie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
- Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Finchford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Klinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nashua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
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 Bremer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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