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, Milroy had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Oquawka
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keithsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rozetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gladstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Northfield is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Kossuth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toolesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toolesboro is located in Louisa County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
- Sperry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Latty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latty is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Eleanor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sunbeam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mediapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kirkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Louisa County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Milroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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