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

  • Edwards ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
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  • Dewar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
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  • Waterloo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Dunkerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Canfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
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  • Klinger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Klinger is located in Bremer County
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  • Washburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gilbertville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Denver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jesup
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
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  • Wapsie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
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  • Knittel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Knittel is located in Bremer County
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  • Littleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Littleton is located in Buchanan County
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  • Fairbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Janesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jubilee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
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  • Hudson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
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  • Eagle Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
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  • Shady Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
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  • Waverly Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
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  • Finchford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
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  • Fredsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fredsville is located in Grundy County
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  • La Porte City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bremer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bremer is located in Bremer County
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  • Otterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Otterville is located in Buchanan County
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  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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