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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Calmar had a population of 813 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Calmar had a population of 934 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Calmar, with the one closest to Calmar listed first.

  • Conover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Conover is also located in Winneshiek County
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  • Fort Atkinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Festina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spillville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ossian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ossian is also located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
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  • Nordness
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nordness is also located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
  • Saint Lucas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Eldorado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Eldorado is located in Fayette County
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  • Decorah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Decorah is also located in Winneshiek County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
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  • Jackson Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson Junction is also located in Winneshiek County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Castalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Castalia is also located in Winneshiek County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Freeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeport is also located in Winneshiek County
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  • Ridgeway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgeway is also located in Winneshiek County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <2>
  • Navan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Navan is also located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
  • Douglass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Douglass is located in Fayette County
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  • Protivin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Little Turkey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Waucoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Frankville is also located in Winneshiek County
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  • Dover Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
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  • Washington Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Prairie is also located in Winneshiek County
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  • Thoten
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thoten is also located in Winneshiek County
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  • Saude
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Saude is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Alpha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha is located in Fayette County
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  • West Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Springwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Springwater is also located in Winneshiek County
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  • Bluffton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bluffton is also located in Winneshiek County
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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 Calmar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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