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 Van Buren had a population of 485 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Preston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spragueville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Green Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Browns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browns is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Teeds Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Goose Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
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- Lainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lainsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
- Springbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riggs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Savanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marcus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Almont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almont is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elk River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Andrew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blanding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanding
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 Van Buren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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