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 Spring Fountain in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spring Fountain. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spring Fountain listed first.
- Tripoli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wapsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wapsie is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
- Seigel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seigel is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Knittel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knittel is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Richfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Bremer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bremer is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Klinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Klinger is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Roxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roxie is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Hawkeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Republic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Fairbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Horton is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Maynard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Randalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donnan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Lawler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oelwein
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waucoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Spring Fountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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