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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>

Alvord itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alvord, with the one closest to Alvord listed first.

  • Princeton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mercer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen is located in Mercer County
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  • Ravanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ravanna is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
  • Adel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Adel is located in Mercer County
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  • Wataga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wataga is located in Mercer County
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  • Saline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saline is located in Mercer County
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  • Topsy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Topsy is located in Mercer County
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  • Ilia ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ilia is located in Mercer County
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  • Lineville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Burrows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burrows is located in Mercer County
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  • Cainsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cainsville is located in Harrison County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Mill Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mill Grove is located in Mercer County
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  • Morgan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
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  • Dinsmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dinsmore is located in Mercer County
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  • Modena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Modena is located in Mercer County
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  • Cleopatra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleopatra is located in Mercer County
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  • Pleasanton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Akron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Akron is located in Harrison County
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  • Mount Moriah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Spickard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Newtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Clio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Half Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Half Rock is located in Mercer County
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  • Lucerne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 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 Alvord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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