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 Oliver in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oliver. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Garden Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Fenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Ustick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ustick is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Denrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lyndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Round Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- White Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Prophetstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Thomson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chaney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Fair Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Ideal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Elk River Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Almont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
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 Oliver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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