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, East Des Moines had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from East Des Moines, with the one closest to East Des Moines listed first.
- Levey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Levey is located in Polk County
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- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Polk County
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- Hastie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Rising Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Des Moines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Adelphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Altoona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
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- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saylorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Valley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
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- Oralabor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
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- Summerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
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- Bondurant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orillia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ford is located in Warren County
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- Runnells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
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- Ankeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Mitchellville
(11 miles [17.7 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 East Des Moines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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