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 Steamboat Rock had a population of 367 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Steamboat Rock had a population of 298 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Steamboat Rock, with the one closest to Steamboat Rock listed first.
- Eldora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hughs is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Abbott
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Abbott Crossing was located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing
- Secor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Secor was located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
- Robertson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Owasa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawn Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawn Hill is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Ackley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Iowa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Faulkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Liscomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grundy Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
- Former name for Grundy Center:
- Grundy Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <2>
- Aplington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 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 Steamboat Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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