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 Duncan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Duncan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Britt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Miller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miller is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Klemme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stilson is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Crystal Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Forest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goodell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Olaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fertile
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- German Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swaledale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lu Verne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burchinal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Center
(22 miles [35.4 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 Duncan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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