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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 Thayer had a population of 119 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Thayer had a population of 58 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thayer, with the one closest to Thayer listed first.

  • Afton Junction ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
    • Afton Junction is located in Union County
  • Talmage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
    • Talmage is located in Union County
  • Monette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
    • Monette is located in Union County
  • Murray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Hopeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
    • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hopeville
    • From Thayer to Hopeville
  • Lorimor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Afton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
  • Barney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Arispe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
    • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lacelle
    • From Thayer to Lacelle
  • Groveland ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Groveland is located in Clarke County
  • Shannon City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
    • Shannon City is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Tingley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leslie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Clarke County
  • Osceola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Macksburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McPherson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McPherson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
    • McPherson is located in Madison County
  • Beaconsfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
    • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Grand River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
    • Grand River is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • East Peru
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
    • East Peru is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Peru
    • From Thayer to East Peru
  • Ord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Ord is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ord
    • From Thayer to Ord
  • East Creston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Green Bay ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Truro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Truro is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <4>
  • Creston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Thayer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Thayer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
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