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 Galesburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Galesburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Galesburg listed first.
- Powersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lucerne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Cleopatra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cleopatra is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
- Saint John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Ilia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ilia is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilia
- Ravanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Newtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Liberty ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Sewal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sewal is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewal
- Quinn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quinn is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Harvard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Lineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Allerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Topsy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Topsy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsy
- Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Judson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Alvord ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alvord is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Corydon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pollock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Lemons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lemons is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
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 Galesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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