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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 in 1895, Houghton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Houghton had a population of 135 people.

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

  • Mount Hamill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • La Crew
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crew
    • La Crew is located in Lee County
  • Pilot Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Saint Paul
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
  • Big Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Primrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Denova
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denova have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denova
    • Denova is located in Henry County
  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Donnellson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Oakland Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bonaparte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
    • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <3>
  • Pierceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Stockport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Utica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Van Buren County
  • Bentonsport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonsport
    • Bentonsport is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonsport <3>
  • Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Van Buren County
  • Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Athens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Croton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rome
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Viele
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viele
    • Viele is located in Lee County
  • Sawyer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Denmark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • New London
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
  • Glasgow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glasgow
    • From Houghton to Glasgow

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/

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




 

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