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 in 1895, Elkton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.
- Aurelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
- Linn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Storm Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Meriden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Quimby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleghorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Galva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Schaller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marathon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Paullina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Newell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fielding
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Washta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holstein
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Primghar
(23 miles [37 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 Elkton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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