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 Bristow had a population of 257 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bristow had a population of 147 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bristow, with the one closest to Bristow listed first.
- Dumont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aredale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hansell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aplington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marble Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Faulkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ackley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Reeve
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Finchford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Rockwell
(20 miles [32.2 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 Bristow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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