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 Hillsdale had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hillsdale had a population of 502 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Joslin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Osborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Rapids City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Le Claire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
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- Barstow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Henry County
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- Geneseo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Denrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Fenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Camanche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon Cliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chaney is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Prophetstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garden Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Folletts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
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 Hillsdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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