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 Barnum had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Barnum had a population of 181 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Barnum, with the one closest to Barnum listed first.
- Tara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moorland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Manson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Dodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Callender
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Lizard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Otho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Badger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockwell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farnhamville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Gowrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Evanston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Judd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Judd is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
- Dakota City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomeroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burnside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Border Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Barnum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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