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 Grand Island had a population of 7,536 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grand Island had a population of 51,004 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grand Island, with the one closest to Grand Island listed first.
- Lockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Alda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Doniphan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Libory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wood River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hansen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dannebrog
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marquette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Paddock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Prosser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prosser is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Archer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nysted
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boelus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Shelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Inland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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 Grand Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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