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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 Elgin had a population of 369 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elgin had a population of 620 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.

  • Brainard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clermont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Clermont is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <3>
  • Illyria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Clayton County
  • Dover Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
    • Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
  • Wadena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Fayette County
  • Lima
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Lima is located in Fayette County
  • West Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <3>
  • Postville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Castalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
    • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Fayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
  • Volga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
    • Volga is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Luana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
    • Luana is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <3>
  • Hardin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Clayton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hardin
    • From Elgin to Hardin
  • Donnan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
    • Donnan is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Donnan
    • From Elgin to Donnan
  • Saint Olaf
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
    • Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <3>
  • Eldorado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Fayette County
  • Douglass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Elkader
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
    • Elkader is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <3>
  • Farmersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
    • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Randalia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
    • Randalia is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Osborne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ossian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Elgin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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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 Elgin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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