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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>

Harlan Junction itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.

  • Avoca
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
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  • Shelby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Corley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Corley is located in Shelby County
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  • Hancock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Walnut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Minden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
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  • Harlan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Yorkshire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
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  • Persia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Persia is located in Harrison County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Neola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
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  • York Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
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  • Oakland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
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  • Marne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Portsmouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Burg ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Union Burg is located in Harrison County
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  • Westphalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Panama
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Elk Horn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirkman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Underwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
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  • Kimballton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
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  • Lewis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Atlantic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 Harlan Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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