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, Fisk had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Nevinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nevinville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
- Orient
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fontanelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Spaulding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Mount Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Prescott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Massena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arbor Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Canby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canby is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Macksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Anita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Brooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Adair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McPherson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Pitzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Casey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 Fisk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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