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, Washington Prairie had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Prairie, with the one closest to Washington Prairie listed first.
- Thoten
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Frankville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Waukon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Nordness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
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- Decorah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Lycurgus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
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- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Locust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
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- Highlandville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Postville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quandahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
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- Conover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Calmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
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- Elon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
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- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Volney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Festina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Hesper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Bee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
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 Washington Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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