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 in 1895, Dows had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dows had a population of 498 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dows, with the one closest to Dows listed first.
- Popejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Galt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Latimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeve
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Belmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holmes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woolstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Olaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goodell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Webster City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kamrar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owasa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hansell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Goldfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Dows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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