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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
    • Nevinville is located in Adams County
  • Orient
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fontanelle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Carl is located in Adams County
  • Spaulding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Spaulding is located in Union County
  • Cromwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Mount Etna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
    • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
  • Prescott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Prescott is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <3>
  • Creston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • East Creston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
    • East Creston is located in Union County
  • Hebron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Adair County
  • Massena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Arbor Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
  • Canby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Canby is located in Adair County
  • Quincy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Adams County
  • Kent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Union County
  • Macksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Macksburg is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Carbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Carbon is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Corning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Anita
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Anita is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <3>
  • Strand
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
    • Strand is located in Adams County
  • Brooks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Adams County
  • Adair
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Adair is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <3>
  • Afton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <3>
  • McPherson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McPherson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
    • McPherson is located in Madison County
  • Pitzer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
    • Pitzer is located in Madison County
  • Casey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
    • Casey is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <3>

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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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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