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 De Witt had a population of 1,359 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, De Witt had a population of 5,222 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Noel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Gambrill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gambrill is located in Scott County
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- Malone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Malone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Grand Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Welton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- McCausland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Long Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Low Moor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elvira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Folletts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Donahue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calamus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goose Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Riggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riggs is located in Clinton County
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- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Clinton County
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- Mount Joy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy is located in Scott County
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- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camanche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Browns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Browns is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
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 De Witt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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