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

  • Hickory Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Daggett ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Carroll County
  • Mount Carroll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Savanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ideal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Thomson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elk River Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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)
  • Chadwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Almont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
    • Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lainsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
    • Lainsville is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Teeds Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marcus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sterling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Andover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ustick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ustick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
    • Ustick is located in Whiteside County
  • Massbach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massbach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
    • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
  • White Pigeon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <4>
  • Lyons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Fulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
  • Kittredge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittredge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
    • Kittredge is located in Carroll County
  • Loran
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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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 Wacker, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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