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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 Harpers Ferry had a population of 193 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harpers Ferry had a population of 326 people.

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

  • Charme
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
    • Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Waukon Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
    • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Waterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Ion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
    • Ion is located in Allamakee County
  • Yellow River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
    • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
  • Elon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Allamakee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elon
    • From Harpers Ferry to Elon
  • Prairie du Chien
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Seneca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Ferryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
    • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Lansing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Rossville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Volney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Watson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Clayton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Watson
    • From Harpers Ferry to Watson
  • McGregor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <4>
  • Mount Sterling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Beulah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Clayton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beulah
    • From Harpers Ferry to Beulah
  • Bridgeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Steuben
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Monona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Giard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
    • Giard is located in Clayton County
  • De Soto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Millville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lycurgus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
    • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lycurgus
    • From Harpers Ferry to Lycurgus
  • Wyalusing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bell Center
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
    • Bell Center is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bell Center
    • From Harpers Ferry to Bell Center
  • Rising Sun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Retreat
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Waukon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Harpers Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Harpers Ferry, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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