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 Swanton had a population of 184 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Swanton had a population of 88 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Western
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bower ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bower is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Wilber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daykin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jansen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hoag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hoag is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Tobias
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Harbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kramer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pickrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crete
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milligan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Beatrice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ohiowa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Endicott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Diller
(20 miles [32.2 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 Swanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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