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 Alta had a population of 768 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alta had a population of 1,916 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alta, with the one closest to Alta listed first.
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Storm Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aurelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Schaller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Galva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Early
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holstein
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Peterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quimby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Marathon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Washta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Cleghorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Cushing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Arthur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Sac City
(23 miles [37 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 Alta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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