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 Peterson had a population of 371 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Peterson had a population of 304 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peterson, with the one closest to Peterson listed first.
- Linn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Sutherland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calumet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Larrabee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aurelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Everly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Meriden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Alta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
- Paullina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Marathon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Primghar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Cleghorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Storm Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Dickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sulphur Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Marcus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sanborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Archer
(24 miles [38.6 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 Peterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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