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 Drakesville had a population of 303 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Drakesville had a population of 194 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Drakesville, with the one closest to Drakesville listed first.
- Belknap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ormanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- Steuben
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Floris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Chequest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stiles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Blakesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Udell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Cliffland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Eldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Ottumwa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ottumwa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Drakesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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