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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>

Ilia itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cleopatra
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleopatra is located in Mercer County
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  • Mercer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ravanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ravanna is located in Mercer County
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  • Lineville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Powersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Powersville is located in Putnam County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Clio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Alvord ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvord is located in Mercer County
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  • Lucerne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Wataga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wataga is located in Mercer County
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  • Hodge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
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  • Morgan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
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  • Princeton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Spring ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Big Spring is located in Wayne County (IA)
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  • Adel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Adel is located in Mercer County
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  • Topsy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Topsy is located in Mercer County
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  • Newtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sewal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sewal is located in Wayne County (IA)
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  • Allerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)
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  • Saint John
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint John is located in Putnam County
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  • Harvard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvard is located in Wayne County (IA)
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  • Saline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Saline is located in Mercer County
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  • Goshen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen is located in Mercer County
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  • Saxon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saxon is located in Wayne County (IA)
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  • Pleasanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 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 Ilia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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