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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 Ossian had a population of 609 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ossian had a population of 769 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.

  • Castalia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
    • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Festina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Calmar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
    • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <3>
  • Nordness
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordness have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
    • Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
  • Eldorado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Fayette County
  • Frankville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
    • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Frankville
    • From Ossian to Frankville
  • Dover Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
    • Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
  • Conover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
    • Conover is located in Winneshiek County
  • Fort Atkinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Lucas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Postville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Freeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
  • Spillville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Decorah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Clermont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Clermont is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <3>
  • Washington Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
    • Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
  • Thoten
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thoten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
    • Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
  • West Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <3>
  • Jackson Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
    • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Waucoma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elgin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Clayton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hardin
    • From Ossian to Hardin
  • Navan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Navan
    • From Ossian to Navan
  • Brainard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Ossian. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Ossian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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