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 in 1895, Willington Grove had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hammer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
- Bee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Newhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Eitzen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riceford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quandahl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yucatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Hesper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bratsberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prosper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Springwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- New Albin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amherst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Lenora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
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 Willington Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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