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 Elon had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elon, with the one closest to Elon listed first.
- Waterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lycurgus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waukon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Volney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harpers Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waukon Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yellow River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Ferryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Washington Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Frankville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eastman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Red Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mound is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
- Dorchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- New Albin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thoten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
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 Elon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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