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 Dow City had a population of 451 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dow City had a population of 486 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dow City, with the one closest to Dow City listed first.
- Bell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
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- Arion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Buck Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
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- Manteno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
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- Dunlap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Defiance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Charter Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Astor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
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- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Manilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deloit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Westphalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Soldier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodbine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Aspinwall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Moorhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Portsmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Botna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Harlan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiron
(20 miles [32.2 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 Dow City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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