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 Postville had a population of 884 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Postville had a population of 2,033 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Postville, with the one closest to Postville listed first.
- Hardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Castalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dover Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Volney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ossian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Washington Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Brainard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Illyria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Farmersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waukon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Olaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nordness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thoten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Giard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Giard is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
- Ion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Festina
(15 miles [24.1 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 Postville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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