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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 Burke in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burke. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burke listed first.

  • Hickory Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Daggett ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Daggett is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
  • Mount Carroll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ideal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ideal is located in Carroll County
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  • Savanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <2>
  • Elk River Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
  • Chadwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Almont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
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  • Lainsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lainsville is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
  • Teeds Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
  • Ustick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ustick is located in Whiteside County
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  • Lanark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Marcus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcus is located in Carroll County
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  • Sterling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sterling is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Andover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Andover is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • White Pigeon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
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  • Lyons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Fulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
  • Massbach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
  • Union Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Milledgeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kittredge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kittredge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
  • Loran
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Loran is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
  • Miles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Miles is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <2>

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 Burke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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