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 Pontoosuc had a population of 249 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pontoosuc had a population of 132 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pontoosuc, with the one closest to Pontoosuc listed first.
- Dallas City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Niota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wever
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Fort Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Powellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lomax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Augusta is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Disco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Nauvoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bullard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bullard is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
- Sonora ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Ferris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Viele
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Viele is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viele
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- McCall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McCall is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- La Crosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Terre Haute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
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 Pontoosuc, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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