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 Ashawa had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashawa, with the one closest to Ashawa listed first.
- Commerce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Valley Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Clive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Orillia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Cumming
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Norwalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Des Moines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grimes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saylorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Van Meter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Des Moines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Saylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Ortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ortonville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Prole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Churchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Levey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Oralabor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- DeSoto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McBride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McBride is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Granger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hastie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Ankeny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Ashawa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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