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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dillon had a population of 137 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.

  • Pickering
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pickering is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Quarry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quarry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
  • Ferguson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunbar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Le Grand
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rockton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rockton is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Gilman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marshalltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Haverhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Potter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Potter is located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Laurel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Green Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Luray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Garwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garwin is located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • State Center Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • State Center Junction is located in Marshall County
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  • Newburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Marietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • LaMoille
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tama
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Toledo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Albion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Melbourne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Moningers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moningers is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moningers
  • Malta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Malta is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta

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