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 Laura in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laura. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laura listed first.
- Saint Patrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Derrahs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Derrahs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
- Benjamin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Benjamin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Gregory Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Landing is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Sellers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Neeper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- La Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tioga is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Clark City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Weber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Marcelline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Sutter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
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 Laura, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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