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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 Polsgrove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polsgrove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polsgrove listed first.

  • Pleasant Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Carroll
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Loran
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Massbach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massbach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
    • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Savanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marcus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lainsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
    • Lainsville is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Daggett ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Carroll County
  • Sabula
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
    • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <3>
  • Lanark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Chadwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kittredge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittredge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
    • Kittredge is located in Carroll County
  • Yellow Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
  • Sterling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Ideal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Thomson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Shannon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Elizabeth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <3>
  • Teeds Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk River Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
    • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Green Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
    • Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Almont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
    • Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Fair Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bolton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bolton
    • From Polsgrove to Bolton

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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 Polsgrove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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