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 Norfolk had a population of 3,038 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Norfolk had a population of 24,363 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Warnerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hadar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoskins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emerick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pilger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Humphrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Osmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cornlea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cornlea is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Wisner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Closter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Closter is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closter
- Clarkson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Norfolk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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