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 Ion had a population of 71 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ion, with the one closest to Ion listed first.
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Waukon Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Volney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Giard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Giard is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
- McGregor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Chien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harpers Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farmersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Wyalusing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Olaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waukon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Postville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garnavillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bagley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Ion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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