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 in 1895, Pekin had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
- Ioka ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ioka is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
- Nugent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Competine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Packwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Abingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hedrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Bladensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Highland Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sigourney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dahlonega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agency
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Veo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Veo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veo
- Talleyrand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Ottumwa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plain
(15 miles [24.1 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 Pekin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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