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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>

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 also located in Whiteside County
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  • Garden Plain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Garden Plain is also located in Whiteside County
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  • Fenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Morrison is also located in Whiteside County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
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  • East Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Clinton is also located in Whiteside County
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  • Ustick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ustick is also located in Whiteside County
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  • Fulton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulton is also located in Whiteside County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
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  • Lyons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
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  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
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  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Albany is also located in Whiteside County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
  • Pratt ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pratt was located in Whiteside County
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  • Denrock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Denrock is also located in Whiteside County
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  • Erie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Erie is also located in Whiteside County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
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  • Lyndon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyndon is also located in Whiteside County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
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  • Camanche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
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  • Round Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Round Grove is also located in Whiteside County
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  • Malvern
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Malvern is also located in Whiteside County
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  • White Pigeon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • White Pigeon is also located in Whiteside County
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  • Prophetstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sands
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sands is also located in Whiteside County
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  • 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)
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  • Fair Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
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  • Ideal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ideal is located in Carroll County
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  • Spring Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill is also located in Whiteside County
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  • Elk River Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
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  • Almont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
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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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