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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Ayr had a population of 369 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Ayr had a population of 116 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Ayr, with the one closest to Mount Ayr listed first.

  • Foresman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beaver City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver City is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  • Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Surrey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Surrey is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Rensselaer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Morocco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fair Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Virgie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Roselawn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Roselawn is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
  • Kentland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Village is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Remington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kniman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kniman is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
  • Thayer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Forest City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shelby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Shelby is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Donovan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Donovan is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <2>
  • Iroquois
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Effner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Effner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Effner is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
  • Wadena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • DeMotte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Mount Ayr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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