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 Nora Springs had a population of 846 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nora Springs had a population of 1,342 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nora Springs, with the one closest to Nora Springs listed first.
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Rudd
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Plymouth Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Mason City Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Mason City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Floyd Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Floyd Crossing is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Crossing
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Osage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Manly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burchinal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Rockwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Saint Ansgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Creamery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Charles City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kensett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 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 Nora Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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