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 Dexter had a population of 607 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dexter had a population of 598 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
- Stuart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Redfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Menlo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pitzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeSoto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monteith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monteith is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Panora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Panther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van Meter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ortonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ortonville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Casey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Winterset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McBride
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McBride is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Booneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dallas Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canby is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Yale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waukee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Dexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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