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, Ferguson had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ferguson had a population of 122 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Pickering
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Dillon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dunbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haverhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Le Grand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Marshalltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Potter is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- State Center Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- LaMoille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Melbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Moningers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moningers is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moningers
- Kellogg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grinnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Ferguson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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