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 Harlan had a population of 1,765 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harlan had a population of 4,795 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Kirkman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Panama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Irwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Defiance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Persia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Kimballton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fiscus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Elk Horn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Astor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Minden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manteno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
- Marne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Botna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Buck Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Hancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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