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, Orum had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orum, with the one closest to Orum listed first.
- Kennard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Telbasta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Telbasta is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fontanelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Herman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Admah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Admah is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
- Nickerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- De Soto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Elk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Fort Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- California Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Modale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Argo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argo is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Hooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tekamah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Craig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mondamin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ames
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Briggs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Loveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Missouri Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Orum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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