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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>

While we didn't find Kennebec in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kennebec. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kennebec listed first.

  • Turin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Castana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ticonic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ticonic is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonic
  • Onawa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiting
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rodney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodney is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Smithland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hornick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornick is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Maple Landing ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Maple Landing is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
  • Holly Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Blencoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blencoe is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Mapleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moorhead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Soldier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oto is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Sloan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Albaton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Albaton is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
  • Ute
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ute is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <2>
  • Climbing Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
  • Danbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Sioux
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Luton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Luton is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
  • River Sioux
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • River Sioux is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
  • Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
  • Salix
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Kennebec, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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