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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>

While we didn't find Village Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Village Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Village Creek listed first.

  • Lansing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
  • Elon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Allamakee County
  • Waterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Ferryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
    • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • De Soto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Harpers Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lycurgus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
    • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
  • Rossville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
  • Charme
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
    • Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Waukon Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
    • Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
  • Waukon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
    • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <3>
  • Retreat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Red Mound
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
    • Red Mound is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Victory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • New Albin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
    • Ion is located in Allamakee County
  • Volney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Volney is located in Allamakee County
  • Eastman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
    • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Seneca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Yellow River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
    • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
  • Mount Sterling
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Rising Sun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • West Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
    • West Prairie is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Watson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Clayton County
  • Fargo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Purdy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Romance
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
    • Romance is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Eitzen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
    • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Dorchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

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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 Village Creek, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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