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, Bidwell had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bidwell, with the one closest to Bidwell listed first.
- Willard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Chillicothe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Munterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Munterville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
- Dudley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Blakesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottumwa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Ormanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- East Ottumwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Kirkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Frederic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Dahlonega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Avery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brompton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brompton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Cliffland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Agency
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Maxon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maxon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxon
- Selection
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Belknap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Albia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Bidwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |