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 Commerce had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Orillia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Cumming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Clive
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Des Moines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Van Meter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McBride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McBride is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- East Des Moines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Saylorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Ortonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ortonville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Bevington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Levey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Saylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- DeSoto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Conger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Conger is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Wick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Summerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
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 Commerce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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