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 Freeport had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Decorah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nordness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Thoten
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Springwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Washington Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Locust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Calmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ossian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frankville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Highlandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Spillville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quandahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Hesper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Castalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Waukon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Festina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prosper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Newhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lycurgus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Dorchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
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 Freeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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