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 Twin Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Twin Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Festina
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festina
- Festina is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festina <2>
- Calmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
- Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <2>
- Fort Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Atkinson <2>
- Ossian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <2>
- Saint Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Conover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Spillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
- Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <2>
- Douglass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Nordness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Dover Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Jackson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Waucoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucoma
- Waucoma is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waucoma <2>
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
- Frankville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Decorah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
- Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <2>
- Little Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Hawkeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Clermont is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <2>
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <2>
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Protivin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protivin
- Protivin is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Protivin <2>
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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 Twin Springs, 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. |