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 Peter in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Peter. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Underwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weston is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Quick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quick is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- York Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- York Center is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Neola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neola is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
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- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minden is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <2>
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Council Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beebeetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Burg was located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Honey Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
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- Mineola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carson is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
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- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- South Omaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is also located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan Junction was located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Missouri Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
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 Peter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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