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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 Mineral had a population of 188 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mineral had a population of 220 people.

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

  • Annawan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sheffield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Neponset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Buda is also located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <2>
  • Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Thomas is also located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Atkinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kewanee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooppole
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manlius
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bedford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Osceola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Yorktown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Elmira
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wyanet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wyanet is also located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyanet <2>
  • Providence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence is also located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Saxon ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Saxon was located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
  • Bradford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ulah is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
  • Modena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Waldron ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Waldron was located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Walnut
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tampico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Geneseo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Galva
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Milo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiskilwa
    (18 miles [29 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 Mineral, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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