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, Wellsburg had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wellsburg had a population of 685 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wellsburg, with the one closest to Wellsburg listed first.
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cleves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Steamboat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Grundy Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aplington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ackley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Secor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Secor is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
- Robertson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Hughs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Whitten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Swanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Parkersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dairyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Faulkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Owasa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Lawn Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Beaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- New Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
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 Wellsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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