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, Marathon had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Marathon had a population of 228 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Marathon, with the one closest to Marathon listed first.
- Laurens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sioux Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Havelock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Curlew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ayrshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Storm Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
- Fonda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolfe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Emmetsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aurelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rodman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cylinder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Everly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
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 Marathon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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