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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 Decatur had a population of 593 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Decatur had a population of 462 people.

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

  • Maple Landing ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
  • Onawa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bertha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiting
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blencoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Albaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Turin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Tekamah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sloan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Oakland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Craig
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bancroft
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • River Sioux
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • River Sioux is located in Harrison County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
  • Little Sioux
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Castana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hornick
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Ticonic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ticonic is located in Monona County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonic
  • Winnebago
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rodney
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Salix
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Salix is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <2>
  • Moorhead
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Argo ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Argo is located in Burt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
  • Smithland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Luton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Luton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton

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