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>
Ionia itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Newcastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ponca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vermillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lime Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
- Spink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Waterbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <2>
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clay Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clay Point is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meckling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Adaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Nora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Saint James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint James is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potosia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Potosia is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
- Big Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Alsen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alsen is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
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 Ionia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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