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 La Motte had a population of 154 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Motte had a population of 250 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from La Motte, with the one closest to La Motte listed first.
- Zwingle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Otter Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Cottonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Saint Donatus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- King
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- King is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Washington Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Andrew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Smiths
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Massey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ballyclough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ballyclough is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballyclough
- Galena Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Bernard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Key West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Springbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Cattese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Ironhills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Blanding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanding
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
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 La Motte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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