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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>

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 located in Pottawattamie County
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  • Quick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
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  • York Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
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  • Neola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
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  • Taylor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
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  • Minden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
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  • Pigeon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
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  • 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
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  • Yorkshire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
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  • Union Burg ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Burg is located in Harrison County
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  • Honey Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
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  • Oakland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • 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 located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
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  • Hancock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • 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 located in Pottawattamie County
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  • Silver City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Silver City is located in Mills County
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    • 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
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • South Omaha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • South Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
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  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Avoca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
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  • Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
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  • Missouri Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Briggs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
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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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