RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Iowa >> Howard County >> Lourdes >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Iowa

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa





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 in 1895, Lourdes had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lourdes, with the one closest to Lourdes listed first.

  • Jerico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
    • Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
  • Alta Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
    • Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <4>
  • Davis Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
    • Davis Corners is located in Howard County
  • Elma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Saude
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saude have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
    • Saude is located in Chickasaw County
  • Saratoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
    • Saratoga is located in Howard County
  • Devon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
    • Devon is located in Chickasaw County
  • Protivin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
    • North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Cresco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
  • Bonair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
    • Bonair is located in Howard County
  • Lime Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Turkey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
    • Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
  • New Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Riceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <4>
  • Lawler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
    • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <4>
  • Ridgeway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Navan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jackson Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
    • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Bassett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Ionia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
    • Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <4>
  • Boyd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
  • Spillville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Kendallville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
    • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
  • New Haven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Mitchell County

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Lourdes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 24 Mar 2025