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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>

While we didn't find Abel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Abel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Abel listed first.

  • Ashland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Memphis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gretna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Murdock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Yutan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Yutan is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <2>
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ithaca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mead is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <2>
  • Cedar Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Chalco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Millard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Waverly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alvo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wabash
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wabash is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Manley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Richfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Swedeburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
  • Portal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Portal is located in Sarpy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Waterloo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ceresco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Home
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
  • Elmwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wahoo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <2>

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