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 in 1895, Elkader had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Pence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Pence is located in Scott County
- Manning
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Healy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healy
- Healy is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healy <3>
- Russell Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
- Russell Springs is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Scott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Scott City is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <3>
- Monument
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Monument is located in Logan County
- Gove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
- Gove City is located in Gove County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Gove City has also been known as:
- Gove
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oakley is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <3>
- Modoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Modoc is located in Scott County
- Shields
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Grinnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Grinnell is located in Gove County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Grinnell has also been known as:
- Grinnette Springs
- Page City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Page City is located in Logan County
- Winona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
- Spica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
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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 Elkader, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |