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 Adel had a population of 995 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Adel had a population of 5,607 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Ortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ortonville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- DeSoto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Dallas County
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- Van Meter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Waukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
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- Clive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- McBride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McBride is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Grimes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Ashawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cumming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orillia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Valley Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Bouton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
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 Adel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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