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 Elkader had a population of 745 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elkader had a population of 1,201 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Osborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Communia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Communia is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
- Saint Olaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mederville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Littleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garnavillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Sebald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- Elkport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Ceres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ceres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Giard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Giard is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
- Beulah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Illyria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Updegraff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Updegraff is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updegraff
- Wyalusing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Elkader, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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