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 Olympia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Olympia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Olympia listed first.
- Virgil City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Filley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Montevallo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Zodiac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zodiac is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
- Bellamy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pashaw is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- El Dorado Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandstone is located in Vernon County
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- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Greene Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
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- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Barton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Caplinger Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
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- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Barton County
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- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Sheldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sylvania ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Milo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Irwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Rookins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rookins is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookins
- Tiffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
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- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Bushnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
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- Harwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Arnica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arnica is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnica
- Pape
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pape is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
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 Olympia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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