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 Hancock had a population of 167 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hancock had a population of 196 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
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- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- York Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Taylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Marne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Griswold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Persia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Underwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Quick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
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- Atlantic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Wales
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Elliott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Hancock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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