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 Basford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Basford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Basford listed first.
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bertha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bertha is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Maple Landing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Onawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whiting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Craig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blencoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blencoe is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Winnebago
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tekamah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Argo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Pender
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Turin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hornick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- West Point has also been known as:
- Westpoint
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
- River Sioux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Sioux is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
- Salix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Homer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Little Sioux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beemer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Admah ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Admah is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
- Castana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ticonic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ticonic is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonic
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
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 Basford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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