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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Erie had a population of 535 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Erie had a population of 1,482 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.

  • Spring Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
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  • Pratt ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
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  • Hillsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Denrock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
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  • Prophetstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lyndon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Joslin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Joslin is located in Rock Island County
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  • Garden Plain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
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  • Albany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooppole
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
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  • Camanche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
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  • Cordova
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Port Byron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Osborn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Osborn is located in Rock Island County
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  • East Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
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  • Yorktown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
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  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
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  • Sands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sands is located in Whiteside County
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  • Round Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
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  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Le Claire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rapids City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
  • Chaney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaney is located in Clinton County (IA)
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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 Erie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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