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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 Callender had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Callender had a population of 346 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Callender, with the one closest to Callender listed first.

  • Gowrie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
    • Gowrie is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <3>
  • Moorland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Moorland is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <3>
  • Farnhamville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
    • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Otho
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tara
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Webster County
  • Harcourt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harcourt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
    • Harcourt is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Burnside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Coalville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Dodge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lehigh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Border Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Paton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Evanston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lohrville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Judd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
    • Judd is located in Webster County
  • Rands
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
    • Rands is located in Calhoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rands
    • From Callender to Rands
  • Brushy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Clare
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
    • Clare is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Boxholm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxholm
    • Boxholm is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boxholm <3>
  • Manson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
    • Manson is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <3>
  • Churdan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dana
    • From Callender to Dana
  • Duncombe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwell City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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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 Callender, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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