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 Gordonsville had a population of 51 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gordonsville, with the one closest to Gordonsville listed first.
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Northwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Deer Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Somber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Hayward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Albert Lea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kensett is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Bolan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolan is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Emmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Meltonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- Norman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Otranto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otranto is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lake Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mona is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
- Lyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
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- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
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 Gordonsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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