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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>

Pella itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.

  • Panama
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Firth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Firth is located in Lancaster County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <2>
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Adams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Douglas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sterling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Burr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
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  • Cortland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Roca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roca is located in Lancaster County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <2>
  • Hanlon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
  • Cheney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Palmyra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saltillo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saltillo is located in Lancaster County
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  • Sprague
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jamaica
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamaica is located in Lancaster County
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  • Crab Orchard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Unadilla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pickrell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vesta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vesta is located in Johnson County
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  • Walton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • College View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • College View is located in Lancaster County
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  • Filley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cook is located in Johnson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <2>
  • Syracuse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Pella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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