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

  • Sioux City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Covington is located in Dakota County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • South Sioux City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glen Ellen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • Leeds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Leeds is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Dakota City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sergeant Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • James
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • James is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Salix
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Luton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Luton is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
  • Hinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Homer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer is located in Dakota County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
  • Hubbard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Potosia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Potosia is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
  • Moville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Climbing Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
  • Neptune
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Neptune is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Winnebago
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sloan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ponca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ponca is located in Dixon County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <2>
  • Albaton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Albaton is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
  • Holly Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Adaville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Adaville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
  • Waterbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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