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 Chapin had a population of 129 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Sheffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Latimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hansell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swaledale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reeve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aredale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burchinal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Faulkner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rowan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Burdette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Marble Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mason City Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goodell
(20 miles [32.2 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 Chapin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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