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)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Diagonal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Kellerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tingley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Beaconsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Shannon City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hatfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Blockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Irena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Clearfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Allendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Lamoni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arispe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Platteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Platteville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Grant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Isadora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Isadora is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
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. |
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