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 in 1895, Ankeny had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ankeny had a population of 70,068 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ankeny, with the one closest to Ankeny listed first.
- Oralabor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
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- Saylorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
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- Saylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
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- Crocker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
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- Berwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Polk City Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bondurant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Des Moines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Slater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sheldahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Des Moines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Santiago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Huxley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Granger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
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- Clive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
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- Hastie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
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- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- High Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
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- Ashawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
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- Levey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Levey is located in Polk County
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- Ivy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mitchellville
(13 miles [20.9 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 Ankeny, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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