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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 Lear in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lear. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lear listed first.

  • Swanton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Swanton is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Parkersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dairyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dairyville is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
  • New Hartford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Fredsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fredsville is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
  • Aplington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coster is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
  • Wellsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grundy Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Butler Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Butler Center is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
  • Finchford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
  • Morrison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Waverly Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
  • Allison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Reinbeck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ackley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cleves
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cleves is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
  • Hudson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
  • Janesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Abbott is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing

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