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 Waukon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Waukon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Waukon listed first.
- Faith
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Gary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rindal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rindal is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Heiberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heiberg is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiberg
- Twin Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Fossum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fossum is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossum
- Fertile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Syre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Syre is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre
- Ada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maple Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Ulen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lockhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lockhart is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- McIntosh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Erskine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Mentor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beltrami
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Dugdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dugdale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
- White Earth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fosston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benoit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benoit is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Hitterdal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hitterdal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
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 Waukon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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