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 Durham had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Durham, with the one closest to Durham listed first.
- Harvey
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Flagler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flagler is located in Marion County
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- Howell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in Marion County
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- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
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- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
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- Pella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Marion County
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- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bussey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Leighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Otley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
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- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
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- Evans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
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- Gosport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gosport is located in Marion County
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- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
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- Lovilia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Eveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eveland is located in Mahaska County
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- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
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- Beacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Weller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Weller is located in Monroe County
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- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 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 Durham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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