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 Iola had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Iola had a population of 134 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- Riffle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
- Oskaloosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- La Clede
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bible Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eberle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Kinmundy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Xenia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kenner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loogootee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elliottstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Saint James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Sailor Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ingraham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 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 Iola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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