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>
Bower itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having 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 Bower, with the one closest to Bower listed first.
- Powell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Jansen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daykin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Swanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Western
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Endicott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tobias
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Reynolds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- De Witt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ohiowa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoag
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hoag is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Wilber
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milligan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bruning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Bower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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