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 Olin had a population of 519 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Olin had a population of 683 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Olin, with the one closest to Olin listed first.
- Hale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stanwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oxford Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oxford Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Onslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anamosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Massillon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Massillon is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Scotch Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Langworthy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stone City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toronto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paralta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
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 Olin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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