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

  • Elkader
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
    • Elkader is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <3>
  • Garnavillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Olaf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
    • Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <3>
  • Farmersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
    • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Communia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Communia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
    • Communia is located in Clayton County
  • Osborne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ceres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
    • Ceres is located in Clayton County
  • Giard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
    • Giard is located in Clayton County
  • Mederville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Littleport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
    • Littleport is located in Clayton County
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Elkport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
    • Elkport is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Wyalusing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Beulah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Clayton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beulah
    • From Clayton Center to Beulah
  • Eckards
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckards
    • Eckards is located in Clayton County
  • Bagley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Volga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
    • Volga is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Monona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • McGregor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
  • Watson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Clayton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Watson
    • From Clayton Center to Watson
  • Osterdock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Guttenberg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Luana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
    • Luana is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <3>
  • Highland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Clayton County

The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Clayton Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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