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 Fairbank had a population of 448 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fairbank had a population of 1,132 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairbank, with the one closest to Fairbank listed first.
- Dunkerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Buchanan County
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- Hazleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oelwein
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Klinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
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- Westgate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Wapsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wapsie is located in Bremer County
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- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
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- Otterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
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- Dewar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Jesup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Knittel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tripoli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Gilbertville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Jubilee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Shady Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Gatesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Randalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
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 Fairbank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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