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>
Howell 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 Howell, with the one closest to Howell listed first.
- Pella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flagler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flagler is located in Marion County
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- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Marion County
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- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Otley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
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- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
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- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
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- Leighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Attica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Marion County
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- Peoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
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- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bussey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Fishville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
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- Galesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
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- Marysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
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- Reasnor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Taintor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
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- Gosport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gosport is located in Marion County
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- Sully
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eveland is located in Mahaska County
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- Beacon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Lynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Killduff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Percy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Percy is located in Marion County
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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 Howell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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