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 Akron had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Akron, with the one closest to Akron listed first.
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greeley Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greeley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- O'Connor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- O'Connor is located in Greeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Connor
- Belfast
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Greeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Belgrade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Closter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Closter is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closter
- Brayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ericson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Edward
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cumminsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cumminsville is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Newman Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wolbach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Horace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deloit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lindsay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emerick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Akron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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