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 Festina had a population of 141 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Festina, with the one closest to Festina listed first.
- Fort Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Lucas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ossian
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Douglass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waucoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Nordness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Jackson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Turkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Decorah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Protivin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
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 Festina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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