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, Nordness had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nordness, with the one closest to Nordness listed first.
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freeport is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Decorah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Conover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Conover is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Calmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ossian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frankville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frankville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Washington Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Prairie is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Thoten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thoten is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Spillville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Festina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fort Atkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springwater is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Locust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Locust is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Saint Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Dover Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Postville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waukon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highlandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highlandville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Jackson Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Junction is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Douglass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Burr Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Protivin
(16 miles [25.7 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 Nordness, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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