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 Orson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orson listed first.
- Little Sioux
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Sioux
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Sioux is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
- Mondamin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Modale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blencoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tekamah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- California Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Missouri Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Turin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soldier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Onawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Craig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunlap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Castana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Orum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orum is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
- Beebeetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
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 Orson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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