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 Cresco had a population of 2,018 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cresco had a population of 3,744 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cresco, with the one closest to Cresco listed first.
- Bonair
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonair is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Kendallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Granger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lime Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Protivin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lourdes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lourdes is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lourdes
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Saude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Burr Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jerico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spillville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saratoga is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Greenleafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
- Conover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Prosper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Little Turkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Decorah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Henrytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
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 Cresco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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