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 Orton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orton listed first.
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Missouri Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beebeetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Loveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- California Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Modale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mondamin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Fort Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Underwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Minden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <2>
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Little Sioux
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- York Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Shelby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Panama
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- River Sioux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- River Sioux is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
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 Orton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |