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 Amherst had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Amherst, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
- Henrytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County
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- Lenora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County
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- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Fillmore County
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- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County
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- Prosper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County
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- Whalan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mabel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riceford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
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- Lanesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Bratsberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
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- Isinours
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isinours is located in Fillmore County
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- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County
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- Black Hammer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County
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- Yucatan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
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- Peterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kendallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carimona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
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- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Fillmore County
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- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County
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- Florenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Arendahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arendahl is located in Fillmore County
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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 Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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