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, Aiken had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Aiken, with the one closest to Aiken listed first.
- Smiths
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Galena Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Galena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blanding
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanding
- Rodden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Bellevue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Donatus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millbrig ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millbrig is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrig
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Council Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- King is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pleasant Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Massey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Motte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schapville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schapville
- Menominee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scales Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strawbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strawbridge is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
- Hazel Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Springbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sinsinawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sinsinawa is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinsinawa
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Diggings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cattese
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Aiken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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