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>
While we didn't find Onawa Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Onawa Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Onawa Junction listed first.
- Cherokee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aurelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meriden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Quimby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Larrabee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Cleghorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Fielding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Washta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
- Marcus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Holstein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Galva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Paullina
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Storm Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pierson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Correctionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schaller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
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 Onawa Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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