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 Thomson had a population of 374 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Thomson had a population of 548 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thomson, with the one closest to Thomson listed first.
- Elk River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Ideal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Almont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ustick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ustick is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sabula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Teeds Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Savanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- White Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Carroll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Morrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lainsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lainsville is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
- Miles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Thomson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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