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 Parkersburg had a population of 760 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Parkersburg had a population of 1,913 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Aplington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Swanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
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- Coster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
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- Butler Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
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- Dairyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- New Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Grundy County
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- Wellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fredsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
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- Finchford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
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- Allison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shell Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ackley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grundy Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
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- Abbott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
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- Cleves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
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- Bristow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Morrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Janesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Parkersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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