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, Durham had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Durham, with the one closest to Durham listed first.
- Disco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Colusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Lomax
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- La Harpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Iowa Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Pontoosuc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Ferris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Fountain Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Carman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wever
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Niota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McCall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCall is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Decorra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decorra is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorra
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blandinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Joetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Stronghurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Madison
(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 Durham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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