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>
While we didn't find Bowsher in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bowsher. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bowsher listed first.
- Berwick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Altoona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saylor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Des Moines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Des Moines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Oralabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Hastie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Bondurant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saylorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Levey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Ivy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Ankeny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adelphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Mitchellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Santiago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Crocker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Norwalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Runnells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
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 Bowsher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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