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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 Bronson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bronson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bronson listed first.

  • Luton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Luton is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
  • Glen Ellen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sergeant Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Salix
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Climbing Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • South Sioux City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dakota City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Holly Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Leeds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leeds is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Sioux City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Covington is located in Dakota County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Sloan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • James
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hornick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornick is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
  • Homer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Albaton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Winnebago
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Anthon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Kingsley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Neptune
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Neptune is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Oto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Bronson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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