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 Des Moines had a population of 50,093 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Des Moines had a population of 212,312 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Des Moines, with the one closest to Des Moines listed first.
- East Des Moines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
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- Saylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
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- Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
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- Levey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Levey is located in Polk County
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- Saylorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
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- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Polk County
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- Hastie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
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- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
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- Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oralabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
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- Commerce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orillia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ankeny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
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- Cumming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adelphi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
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- Bondurant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
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- Grimes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Des Moines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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