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 Baxter had a population of 107 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Baxter had a population of 1,132 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Ira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Melbourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- State Center Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Valeria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Oswalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Siding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Haverhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- State Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Santiago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Kellogg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- LaMoille
(15 miles [24.1 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 Baxter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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