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 Highland had a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Illyria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Wadena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Volga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Brainard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osborne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Elkader
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Olaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dover Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Saint Sebald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mederville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Farmersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Communia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Communia is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
- Luana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Postville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Donnan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Randalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Castalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Littleport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Monona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
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 Highland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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