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>
While we didn't find Jacobs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jacobs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jacobs listed first.
- Ewart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
- Searsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Grinnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malcom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sully
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taintor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Killduff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Kellogg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barnes City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Union Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
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- Murphy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Galesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
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- Gilman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Deep River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Guernsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carnforth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnforth
- Lacey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
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- Hartwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haven is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
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 Jacobs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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