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 Altoona had a population of 326 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Altoona had a population of 19,503 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altoona, with the one closest to Altoona listed first.
- Rising Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bondurant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
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- Hastie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- East Des Moines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Mitchellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oralabor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
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- Saylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
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- Des Moines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Levey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Levey is located in Polk County
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- Santiago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saylorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
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- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Polk County
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- Adelphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ankeny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oswalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valeria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Runnells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 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 Altoona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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