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 Eldorado had a population of 296 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
- Douglass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Festina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dover Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Lucas
(5 miles [8 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
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Clermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Donnan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Brainard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Waucoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Conover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Jackson Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spillville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Randalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Postville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nordness
(13 miles [20.9 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 Eldorado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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