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, Dunbar had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Pickering
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Dillon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Le Grand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ferguson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Potter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Potter is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Marshalltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grinnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- State Center Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- LaMoille
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haven is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Long Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 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 Dunbar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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