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>
While we didn't find Downers Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Downers Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Downers Grove listed first.
- Castle Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove
- Langworthy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Junction Switch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Junction Switch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Switch
- Argand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sand Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Springs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prairieburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prairieburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Stone City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Anamosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Waubeek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
- Scotch Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delhi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ryan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ehler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Coggon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Center Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Worthington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Golden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Downers Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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