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)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Festina
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nordness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Frankville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Conover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- 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)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- 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)
- Washington Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Thoten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- West Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- 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)
- Navan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brainard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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