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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Powersville had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Powersville had a population of 54 people.

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

  • Lucerne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Cleopatra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cleopatra is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
  • Saint John
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint John is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Sewal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sewal is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewal
  • Ilia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ilia is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilia
  • West Liberty ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Liberty is located in Putnam County
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  • Harvard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Harvard is located in Wayne County (IA)
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  • Clio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Ravanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravanna is located in Mercer County
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  • Genoa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Hodge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Allerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lineville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Mercer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Newtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Quinn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Quinn is located in Putnam County
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  • Seymour
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Corydon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Corydon is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
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  • Promise City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Promise City is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • 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
  • Alvord ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvord is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
  • Topsy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Topsy is located in Mercer County
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  • Judson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Judson is located in Sullivan County
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  • Lemons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lemons is located in Putnam County
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  • Unionville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Saxon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saxon is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon

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 Powersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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