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, Taintor had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Taintor, with the one closest to Taintor listed first.
- Peoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Lynnville is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <2>
- New Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
- New Sharon is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <2>
- Searsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sully
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
- Sully is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sully <2>
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Pella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Pella is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <2>
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
- Leighton is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <2>
- Ewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Killduff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Fishville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <2>
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Barnes City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes City
- Barnes City is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnes City <2>
- Howell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Oskaloosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <2>
- Harvey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Beacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Reasnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Otley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otley
- Otley is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otley <2>
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Grinnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grinnell <2>
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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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 Taintor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |