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, Akron had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Akron, with the one closest to Akron listed first.
- Burrows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saline is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Pleasanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Blythedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Cainsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Davis City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lamoni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wataga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
- Blockly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blockly is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockly
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Alvord ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alvord is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
- Pawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pawnee is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Mount Moriah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gardner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Modena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 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 Akron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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