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

  • Portage
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Portage is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Galena Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
  • Galena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
  • Aiken
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
  • Saint Donatus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Smiths
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Smiths is located in Jackson County (IA)
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  • Millbrig ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Millbrig is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Massey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Massey is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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  • King
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • King is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • North Bellevue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
  • Menominee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Blanding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Rodden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Council Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Bellevue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
  • Cattese
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cattese is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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  • La Motte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sinsinawa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sinsinawa is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinsinawa
  • Strawbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Strawbridge is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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  • Hazel Green
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Fair Play
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Play is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • East Dubuque
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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  • Key West
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Key West is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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  • Zwingle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Zwingle is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Cottonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottonville is located in Jackson County (IA)
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  • Scales Mound
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Diggings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
  • Dubuque
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dubuque is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <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 Gears Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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