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, Pickering had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Dunbar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
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- Dillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
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- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Gilman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Montour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Le Grand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
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- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potter is located in Tama County
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- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Marshall County
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- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Marshalltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
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- State Center Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
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- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
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- LaMoille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
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- Grinnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Pickering, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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