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 Cherokee had a population of 3,441 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cherokee had a population of 4,841 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Meriden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aurelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quimby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cleghorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Calumet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Fielding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
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- Marcus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Washta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paullina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Holstein
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Galva
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Storm Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Pierson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Schaller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Remsen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Correctionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Cherokee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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