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>
Sonora itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sonora, with the one closest to Sonora listed first.
- Galland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Sandusky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
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- Nauvoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Powellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
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- Mount Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Clare is located in Lee County (IA)
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- Mooar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooar is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooar
- Keokuk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Bullard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bullard is located in Lee County (IA)
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- Elvaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McCall is located in Hancock County
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- Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Lee County (IA)
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- Ferris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Viele
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Viele is located in Lee County (IA)
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- Niota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adrian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Francisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Elderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elderville is located in Hancock County
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- Colusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoosuc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Lee County (IA)
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- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vincennes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
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 Sonora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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