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 in 1895, Dover Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dover Mills, with the one closest to Dover Mills listed first.
- Clermont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Brainard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Douglass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Ossian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Illyria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Postville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Festina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Saint Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Donnan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Hawkeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Randalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Hardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Calmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Fort Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nordness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
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 Dover Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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