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 Clear Lake had a population of 1,130 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clear Lake had a population of 7,517 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Creamery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burchinal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fertile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mason City Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mason City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swaledale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Miller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Manly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Klemme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Kensett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Goodell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Nora Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Somber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
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 Clear Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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