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 Mount Ayr had a population of 1,265 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Ayr had a population of 1,601 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Ayr, with the one closest to Mount Ayr listed first.
- Delphos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Caledonia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Diagonal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
- Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <3>
- Maloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Kellerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
- Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <3>
- Tingley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
- Tingley is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <3>
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Redding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Beaconsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Shannon City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Hatfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Blockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Irena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Clearfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <3>
- Grand River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Allendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <3>
- Pawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Lamoni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
- Lamoni is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <3>
- Arispe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Platteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Taylor County
- Grant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant City <3>
- Isadora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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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 Mount Ayr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |