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 in 1895, Octavia had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Octavia had a population of 117 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Octavia, with the one closest to Octavia listed first.
- Edholm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edholm is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edholm
- Abie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nimburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bruno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schuyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- David City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Brainard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rising City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dwight
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Malmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Heun is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heun
- Ulysses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shelby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valparaiso
(21 miles [33.8 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 Octavia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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