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 Bancroft in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bancroft. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Albert Lea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarks Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Hayward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freeborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Myrtle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Emmons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- New Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Silver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Norman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- River Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Deer Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- London
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Blooming Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Bancroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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