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 Ayers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ayers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ayers listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Savanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sabula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elk River Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Thomson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lainsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lainsville is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
- Teeds Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Almont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Mount Carroll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ideal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chadwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Fair Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Massbach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
- Ustick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ustick is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- Van Buren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Ayers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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