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 Riggs had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Browns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browns is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Delmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spragueville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Maquoketa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Andrew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Van Buren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Miles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Witt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Grand Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Malone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Elvira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Lost Nation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Andover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Teeds Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Green Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Pleasant Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Ironhills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
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 Riggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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