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 Cambridge had a population of 432 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cambridge had a population of 796 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Huxley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iowa Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iowa Center is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Former name for Iowa Center:
- Iowa Centre
- Slater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kelley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldahl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Ames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ames is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <2>
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk City Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Crocker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Collins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Collins is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Ankeny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Colo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oralabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Bondurant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Madrid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- High Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Santiago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Gilbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valeria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 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 Cambridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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