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 Murtaugh in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Murtaugh. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Murtaugh listed first.
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albert Lea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Hayward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Emmons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Norman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Clarks Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Somber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Northwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Alden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Freeborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Murtaugh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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