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 Decorah had a population of 2,801 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Decorah had a population of 7,484 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decorah, with the one closest to Decorah listed first.
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Nordness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Springwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Thoten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Conover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Washington Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Locust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Calmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spillville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ossian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frankville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Festina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Quandahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prosper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Castalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Waukon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kendallville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Decorah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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